Despite heavy police deployment and denial of formal permission for the protest at Shivaji Park, a large number of citizens and supporters gathered at the venue.
Around 400 to 500 unidentified supporters and protesters, including CJP members Ajinkya Shinde, Pranay Ahire, Ashutosh Ranka, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das , Afreen Nawaz, Soumya Korde, Ankit Bhardwaj, Vijay Malangi and Yogesh Ingale, gathered at Gate No, according to the police. 6 of the Shivaji Park grounds, in front of the Meenatai Thackeray Memorial in Dadar West.
The gathering began around 2pm and continued until 7pm, police said. Police also alleged that loudspeakers were used to address the gathering without the required permission. Shivaji park resident and advocate Siddhi Deolekar too filed a police complaint against Abhijeet Dipke and others alleging illegal gathering and protest. Despite heavy police deployment and denial of formal permission for the protest at Shivaji Park, a large number of citizens and supporters gathered at the venue. He also praised the Mumbai Police while contrasting their handling of the protest with that of the Delhi Police.
MUMBAI: The Shivaji Park police on Saturday registered an FIR against supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) for allegedly holding an unlawful assembly, raising slogans, disrupting the smooth flow of traffic and using loudspeakers without permission during a protest at Shivaji Park on Friday.