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Abhijeet Dipke a ‘Pakistani agent’: Influencer's complaint against CJP founder
The influencer has also alleged that Dipke and the CJP "paid" Bollywood celebrities to support the protest and appear at Jantar Mantar.
Social media influencer Faizan Ansari has alleged that Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke is a “Pakistani agent' and should be arrested immediately. In a complaint lodged at Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi, Ansari has also claimed that Dipke's men attacked him ”twice," once in Pune and Aurangabad.
Speaking to the news agency ANI, Ansari showed the complaint filed with the Delhi Police against Dipke, calling for the arrest of the Boston University graduate.
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"I have filed a written complaint against Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the CJP party, with the Delhi DCP, because I have proof that his men attacked me. I was attacked in Pune and in Aurangabad. There are already 2 cases filed on that. I want the Delhi police to immediately arrest Dipke."
'Paid Uorfi Javed ₹1 lakh to support CJP protest'
In his complaint, Ansari has alleged that Dipke is a "Pakistani agent" aiming to incite unrest across India.
"Abhijeet Dipke is ruining the atmosphere in the country, and if he is not stopped, he will even cause riots in India," he wrote in the complaint.
The influencer has also alleged that Dipke and the CJP "paid" Bollywood celebrities to support the protest and appear at Jantar Mantar.
"Dipke also paid money to Bollywood celebrities and invited them to Jantar Mantar. Uorfi Javed took 1 lakh rupees, and Poonam Pandey took 20,000 rupees," he alleged in his complaint, a copy of which was seen in a video shared by news agency ANI.
Both Uorfi Javed and Poonam Pandey had expressed solidarity with the youth movement and supported the protests. Javed did not protest at Jantar Mantar but was seen voicing her support for similar protests in Mumbai. The actor also quetioned the violence of July 20, questioning the authority's response to a peaceful protest.
“This is heartbreaking. Brutality during these times only reflects badly on them. Jab gunde gandagi machate hai religion ke naam pe, then they don’t do anything,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, Pandey visited Jantar Mantar on July 19 to express her solidarity with the movement.
Reacting to the claims made by the influencer, Uorfi Javed took to her Instagram story and slammed Ansari for spreading “fake news”
‘Sonam Wangchuk detained at right time’
The influencer seeking Dipke's arrest also praised Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta for “detaining” Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar during his hunger strike.
“I salute the Delhi CM and the police for detaining Sonam Wangchuk at the right time, due to which the atmosphere in Delhi was saved from deteriorating…Dipke is doing everything for his own benefit,” Ansari told reporters.
Who is Faizan Ansari?
Faizan Ansari is a social media influencer and participated in a reality series called ‘Datebaazi’ on Amazon.
Ansari, who has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram, is known for organising public protests and filing complaints against public figures, such as Bigg Boss 19 star Tanya Mittal, when he filed an FIR accusing her of faking a lavish lifestyle.
Earlier in March, Ansari alleged he was getting threatening calls from people to convert to Hinduism.
When the CJP protests began in June, the social media influencer had repeatedly called for a boycott. Ansari was also confronted by fellow protestors during a rally in Pune, when he tried to allege a link between Dipke and student activist Umar Khalid. He was subsequently asked to leave the protest site.
What really happened at the CJP protest
Sonam Wangchuk was picked up from Jantar Mantar on July 18, after the Delhi High Court called on the government to monitor his health amid his hunger strike and intervene if it deteriorated.
While police and the government stated that it had intervened, the climate activist and CJP claimed he had been "illegally detained" and taken to the government-run Safdarjung hospital.
Two days after Wangchuk's removal from the protest site, the CJP carried out its “Chalo Sansad” march, which resulted in a massive security crackdown on students and protests across Central Delhi.
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Despite the brutal action from security personnel such as Delhi Police, CRPF and Rapid Action Force, the CJP protest swelled as thousands thronged to Jantar Mantar to show their solidarity and support with the cause.
The protests came to an end after the CJP withdrew their nationwide call for a peaceful protest following the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, which was a key demand of the online outfit.
