'All for one man': Dipke slams Centre for sweeping curbs to quell anti-CEC stirs
Activist Abhijeet Dipke has accused the Indian government of using excessive force and detaining protesters to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protests, which have disrupted transport services in Delhi, have drawn criticism from various student organizations regarding the treatment of journalists and opposition leaders.
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This highlights growing civil unrest and concerns over democratic processes and the independence of election authorities in India.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday accused the government of detaining protesters and even opposition leaders that include former chief ministers, just to save “one man”, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Addressing the media, Dipke said students, organisations, and the youth protesting for the past 10-15 days were being “dragged away”, while opposition leaders were detained too.“For the past 10-15 days, students’ organisations and the youth of Delhi have been out on the streets, being dragged away. When the Opposition joined them, they were detained too, including the leader of the opposition and former chief ministers like Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan,” Dipke said.“All this for whom?
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