Activists of the CJP and other civil society organisations are staging a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park
MUMBAI: Lyricist Javed Akhtar quipped after residents of Shivaji Park objected to the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest at the venue, saying he was “hundred percent sure” that they would raise the same objection whenever a political party held a jalsa there. I am hundred percent sure that they will raise the same objection with the same intensity if not more when ever there is any jalsa of any political party of Maharashtra is planned at Shivaji park. Activists of the CJP and other civil society organisations are staging a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park against the Election Commission and what they allege are irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. This is going to be a very big protest. Mumbai showed last time what the spirit of Mumbai is. The youth of the whole country, the young generation, everyone came out last time for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. A few residents of Shivaji Park have objected to the park being used as a protest site, citing inconvenience to people living in the area.
In a post on X, Akhtar said, “I am so happy that some residences of Shivaji park are getting sensitive about the noise pollution and asking the authorities to cancel the protest of CJP today at Shivaji park . Heavy police deployment was seen at Shivaji Park on Friday in view of the protest call. “As you can see, we are starting from Mumbai today.