Ajinkya Shinde has taken charge as the face of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protests in Delhi following the arrest of key party leaders by the police
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Ajinkya Shinde (35), a computer engineering graduate from Dharashiv district, has emerged as the face of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar after Delhi Police detained the outfit’s founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka shortly after they landed in the national capital Saturday. Police records in Latur showed that a case was registered against Shinde in 2020 under provisions rela-ted to an alleged violation of prohibitory orders. Soon after the detention, Dipke released a video message announcing that Shinde would lead the party’s protest in Delhi.
Shinde had reached Delhi three days earlier as part of a planned strategy, allowing him to avoid police scrutiny and remain available to spearhead the demonstration if required, according to sources. The trio had travelled from Bengaluru, where they had staged a protest against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, before flying to the national capital.