‘Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar are India’s soul, mind, backbone’: Dipke's jibe at Centre
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, publicly praised Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Nehru as the foundational pillars of India. The statement follows a protest in Mumbai against the Chief Election Commissioner regarding electoral roll irregularities.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding election integrity and the ideological legacy of the nation's founders.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru represented three distinct pillars of India’s political and social legacy.In a video post, Dipke described Gandhi as the “SOUL of India”, Ambedkar as the “BACKBONE of India” and Nehru as the “MIND of India”, adding, “You can never become like them.”The development comes as the CJP, led by founder Dipke, organised a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.Coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, the protest stage displayed quotations on non-violence and simplicity, alongside tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar.Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against the organisers and 400-500 unidentified persons in connection with the protest at Shivaji Park.The…
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