New Delhi:The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which took to the streets demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, is now stuck in a legal trouble in Goa. Goa Police has registered an FIR against about 300 protesters in connection with the protest that took place on October 11 in Panaji. It is alleged that anti-Hindu slogans were raised during the demonstration. CJP is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging manipulation in the SIR. Due to this campaign, three big leaders of the party, Abhijeet Deepke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurabh Das have also gone to jail.
Panaji Police Inspector Vijaykumar Chodankar confirmed the FIR. According to him, during the public demonstration, CJP officials and supporters "Down with Hindutva" Like raised slogans. Police say that this spread religious discontent and deliberately hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. Police have registered a case under sections 196 and 299 of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS), 2023. These sections are related to spreading religious dissent and deliberately hurting religious sentiments.
Chief Minister's statement
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that the incident is under investigation. He made it clear that the government will not tolerate any attempt to disturb communal harmony in the state.
what did the complainant say
Ramprasad Kelkar, a resident of Taleigao, lodged the complaint based on the video of the October 11 protest viral on social media. He said that in the video, CJP members were seen demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities in the SIR and deletion of names from the voter list.
According to Kelkar, he came to know from local news that a woman leader of CJP had sought permission from the North Goa Collector for the protest, which was rejected. The organizers claimed that the demonstration would be peaceful. But Kelkar alleges that the protesters were raising slogans against Hindus. According to him, it seems that this demonstration was done to disturb the peace and harmony of the area.
The district administration did not give permission for the demonstration. Despite this, the police took seven protesters into custody when they entered Azad Maidan. Later, a petition was heard in the Bombay High Court late in the evening of 11 October, after which he was released. All these allegations are based on the complaint and police statement. It remains to be seen what reaction comes from CJP on this.