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‘Insulting Shivaji, Bhagat Singh’: Dipke demands ACP’s suspension over library row

'Insulting Shivaji, Bhagat Singh': Dipke demands ACP's suspension over library row

Dipke accused ACP Ajay Sharma and his team of insulting the two historical figures and demanded immediate action against the officer

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday accused the Delhi Police of disrespecting books on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Bhagat Singh. He alleged that a police officer and his team threw the books away while taking action against students who had set up a makeshift library during the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar.In a post on X, Dipke accused ACP Ajay Sharma and his team of insulting the two historical figures and demanded immediate action against the officer.”ACP Ajay Sharma and his team threw away the books, which included books on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Bhagat Singh and assaulted students for setting up library. We demand the immediate suspension of ACP Ajay Sharma for insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Bhagat Singh,” Dipke wrote. His remarks came as the CJP-led protest over alleged irregularities in the examination system entered its thirteenth day, with activist Sonam Wangchuk continuing his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.Dipke also shared an update on Wangchuk’s health, claiming his condition was worsening after five days without food. According to Dipke, Wangchuk’s blood sugar level had fallen to 60 while his blood pressure remained low. “Sonam Wangchuk’s health is continuously deteriorating. His sugar level has dropped to 60 and blood pressure is also very low. If anything happens to Sonam sir, the government will be responsible for it,” he said in another post on X.The protest has drawn support from opposition leaders and civil society members, including TMC MP Sagarika Ghose, social activist Yogendra Yadav, transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj, CPI(M) leaders M A Baby and Brinda Karat, CPI General Secretary D Raja and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.Dipke also launched an outreach initiative titled “Chai Pe Charcha with Cockroaches”, saying it was intended to gather suggestions from protesters on how to make the movement “better and bigger”.The CJP protest began on June 20 over alleged examination irregularities, including the NEET controversy. Dipke has also said the agitation will expand to raise broader accountability issues, including electoral matters such as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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