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Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila for 30-foot cockroach effigy
The Hindu·
Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday thanked Pitampura Ramlila organisers for free publicity over a planned 30-foot cockroach effigy. The Shree Keshav Ram Leela Committee said the effigy symbolises filth under Swachh Bharat. BJP MLA Ashok Goel said the plan was not political. AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj filed a complaint seeking an FIR over the planned burning.
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What It Means For You
- A Dussehra event in Pitampura plans to burn a cockroach effigy beside Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran.
- Organisers cast it as a cleanliness message rather than a party attack.
- AAP asked Delhi Police and the Lieutenant Governor to register an FIR.
What's Happening
- Dipke replied Thank you for the free publicity after the announcement.
- CJP legal head Ratna Singh called the episode a tamasha.
- Bharadwaj accused organisers of hurting religious sentiments and sought media content removed.
How CJP Got Its Name
- The Times of India traced CJP to Chief Justice Surya Kant comparing some activists to cockroaches on May 15.
- The CJI later said those oral remarks were misquoted and used with malicious intent.
- CJP has protested against Dharmendra Pradhan and sought Gyanesh Kumar resignation.
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