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Congress invites CJP leader Dipke to Rahul Gandhi high tea
The Indian Express··2d ago
The Congress reached out to Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday to invite him to a high tea Rahul Gandhi hosted for INDIA bloc and civil society leaders. Gandhi said Monday that protests against the Chief Election Commissioner are one protest regardless of banner. An estimated 7,000 people were detained during Delhi security measures on October 10.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Opposition coordination on electoral roll revision may widen if more groups join shared actions.
- Detentions and arrest news can shape who appears at future INDIA bloc events.
- CJP's October 16 Connaught Place Tiranga march plan adds another public rally date.
What's Happening
- Congress leadership had been skeptical of the CJP since its May social media rise.
- Prashant Bhushan was asked to contact Dipke, but Congress sources said Dipke was not enthusiastic.
- Dipke thanked Gandhi on X after Gandhi posted against jailing youth who waved the Tricolour.
Congress Shift on CJP
- The CJP led Jantar Mantar protests in June and July over exam paper leaks.
- Those protests preceded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
- Congress now assesses the anti-CEC campaign as led by the INDIA bloc.
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