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CJP's Dipke recalls July 20 Sansad Chalo strain
Hindustan Times··30 Aug
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke recalled anger at Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das during the July 20 Sansad Chalo march. He told the BBC they were called by BJP leaders and kept about five hours. The meeting lasted 10 minutes, he said. He was on day three of a hunger strike. Phones were unreachable. Protesters sought Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
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What It Means For You
- The interview revisits how CJP managed the July 20 crowd when its convenor was weakened by a hunger strike.
- Pradhan resigned on July 25, after which the 37-day agitation was called off.
- Critics of leadership absence during police action now have Dipke's account of why Ranka and Das were away.
What's Happening
- Dipke said he kept calling Ranka and Das with the words where the hell are you guys while phones stayed unreachable.
- He said he fainted early that morning and had to board a truck because he could not walk.
- Asked what he would change, he said he would have told them not to attend the meeting.
What The March Demanded
- Sansad Chalo on July 20 coincided with the first day of Parliament's Monsoon session.
- CJP's protest focused on exam irregularities in NEET UG and called for Pradhan's resignation.
- Demonstrators moved from Jantar Mantar toward Parliament, Raisina Road, Janpath, Connaught Place and India Gate.
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