CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says BJP-led NDA could be swept out in 2029 as protest denounces electoral control
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At a protest in Kochi, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke warned that the BJP-led NDA could lose the 2029 Lok Sabha polls and demanded an independent, impartial electoral system.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke told a crowd in Kochi on Saturday that the BJP-led NDA government could be voted out in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and urged preparation for a change at the centre, Press Trust of India reported. The remarks came during a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, organized as part of the party’s Jantar Mantar campaign.
Dipke said a change of government could only come through elections and repeated his demand for an independent and impartial electoral system. He accused the NDA of waging a “war against the country’s youth” to protect the chief election commissioner and questioned the importance of Kumar to the centre.
"I was sent behind bars for raising this Tricolour. Saurav and Ashu, my two brothers, were also sent behind bars for raising it. The last time this happened in India was when we were ruled by the British," Dipke said, referring to his recent arrest in Delhi with fellow CJP leaders.
He warned that the government was trying to control multiple parts of citizens’ lives, including food, marriage choices and voting, and claimed the SIR exercise was being used to shape election outcomes in the ruling party’s favour.
"If you want to arrest me, you can arrest me in Delhi, Maharashtra, Keralam or Tamil Nadu. Arrest me from every part of the country, but I will come back again and raise this Tricolour," he added.
Dipke also said the country’s founding ideals of B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were being steadily eroded, and that recent protests had helped restore public voice after a long period of enforced silence.
The gathering at Rajendra Maidan drew participants from different age groups, including youth and socio-cultural organisations, and featured cultural programmes. Actor Prakash Raj led a march from Marine Drive to the venue. The protest centered on opposition to the electoral roll revision and called for Kumar’s resignation, while insisting that any change in government would come through the 2029 elections.