Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das condemned self-declared liberals for criticizing their founder Abhijeet Dipke
Ranka said an “entire self-declared liberal ecosystem” had been activated to denounce Dipke and his growing appeal, claiming that the ecosystem existed largely on Twitter while portraying itself as the “sole protector” of democracy. They are self-declared liberals and self-declared thekedars of the Constitution,” Das said. “If Gyanesh Kumar doesn’t resign, cockroaches from across India will march to Delhi and protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10,” Dipke said. We will walk on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi,” he said. The CJP said the Delhi protest would “strictly follow a non-violent philosophy”, drawing “structural inspiration from historic civil disobedience to protect public faith in democratic institutions”. The party leadership said “bureaucratic blockades” would not deter the movement, pointing to previous demonstrations and recent detentions as evidence of its resolve.
“It’s a very big problem. A certain section—not just the BJP—another party thinks ‘saving India, saving Constitution’ is only their job. The CJP has been demanding Kumar’s resignation, citing alleged irregularities in electoral processes and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. “And if the Delhi Police tries to stop us, wherever they stop us will become our Jantar Mantar. Ours will be a peaceful protest.
In a statement on Saturday, CJP founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke said citizens and movement members from across the country would converge in New Delhi and launch a mass protest at Jantar Mantar if Kumar did not step down.