Mumbai: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he would not be surprised if his X account was pulled down before October 10, after the platform restricted his post thanking former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for backing the movement.
Dipke had posted on X, “Thank you @MamataOfficial ma’am for extending your support to the cockroach movement! All Indians need to come together to save democracy!”
TMC Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien shared the post, which was subsequently restricted by X. The post was no longer accessible and the platform instead displayed the message, “Due to local regulations, this content is restricted on X.”
Reacting to the block, O’Brien said Banerjee had “come out strongly in support of Cockroach” and that Dipke had thanked her for the support.
O’Brien alleged that a ‘scared’ government was behind the restriction, as reported by The New Indian Express.
Dipke subsequently shared O’Brien’s post and said, “Won’t be surprised if the govt takes down my handle before Oct 10.”
This came after Banerjee on Friday threw her weight behind the CJP’s agitation calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal over alleged poll-process irregularities and issues with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
On her return from Delhi, where she had attended an INDIA bloc meeting, Banerjee told reporters at the Kolkata airport, “We are fully supporting the Cockroach (Janta) Party and all the young generation and students.”
Banerjee had earlier supported a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi over alleged NEET exam irregularities.
This came a day after the CJP held a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park demanding Kumar’s resignation. Thousands attended despite the Mumbai Police denying permission. Addressing the crowd, Dipke warned of a fresh protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Kumar did not resign.
He said the October 10 protest would be peaceful and urged citizens who want free and fair elections to join.