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Congress Alleges CJP-AAP Link Amid Election Commission Protests
- •Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh accused CJP of treating outreach as an "Aam Aadmi Party initiative" and asking members to exclude Congress.
- •Singh claimed CJP's earlier protests saw Neha Bora sidelined and that CJP acted under Arvind Kejriwal's influence.
- •He emphasized that the CJP movement should remain independent of political parties, describing it as a decentralized people's movement.
- •CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das criticized a "self-declared liberal ecosystem" for targeting CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, without explicitly naming Congress.
- •AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj called for space for diverse voices rather than one group dominating the movement.
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Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh alleged that CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka refused to meet Congress leaders during an Assam visit because the outreach was treated as an Aam Aadmi Party initiative. Singh further claimed that CJP members were instructed to keep Congress out and that CJP acted under the influence of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
The CJP-led protests have demanded action over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj entered the debate by calling for space for different voices rather than one single group dominating the movement. Additionally, AAP has previously extended support to CJP-led agitations and criticized other political maneuvers surrounding student protests.
