‘Mumbai police is cute, Delhi Police DCP is a monster': Abhijeet Dipke at Shivaji Park

MUMBAI: As the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) began its 'Jail Bharo Andolan' at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday, demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, party chief Abhijeet Dipke contrasted the police response in Mumbai with the clashes and crackdown that marked the party’s Parliament march in Delhi in July this year.

Calling the Mumbai Police “cute”, Dipke sought to draw parallels between the police response in Mumbai and the treatment meted out to the party’s supporters during its Jantar Mantar protest against Dharmendra Pradhan.

Mumbai Police was ordered to pick me up. But Mumbai Police is so cute, they offered tea and told me to go. Whereas in Delhi, DCP Sachin Sharma is a monster,” the activist said, adding, “DCP Sachin Sharma is Amit Shah’s General Dyer.”The remarks came as CJP activists and civil society organisations gathered at Shivaji Park to protest against the Election Commission and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.

Heavy police deployment was put in place at the venue.

CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the Mumbai protest marked the beginning of a “very big” nationwide agitation seeking the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar.