PM, Shah waged war against own countrymen, all for Gyanesh Kumar: CJP's Dipke

Dipke accused the Centre of waging a "war against its own citizens" to shield CEC Gyanesh Kumar, pointing to protesters being dragged off the streets and opposition leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, being detained.Abhijeet Dipke was addressing a press conference alongside Neha Bora and Prakash Raj.New Delhi,Oct 15, 2026 15:09 ISTCJP leader Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of waging a “war against their own countrymen” to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, questioning the detention of protesters and opposition leaders demanding the poll body chief’s resignation.Addressing a press conference alongside Neha Bora and Prakash Raj, a day after CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were remanded to judicial custody and sent to Tihar Jail, Dipke questioned the crackdown on protesters and opposition leaders, saying they were being targeted to protect one person.“These organisations, all of Delhi’s youth are fighting on the streets. They are being dragged on the streets. Neha has been dragged, Ayesha has been dragged, Vilaaj has been dragged, Isha has been dragged. For whom? To save one Gyanesh Kumar,” Dipke said.He also said that opposition leaders, including the Leader of Opposition and former chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, had been detained while protesting. Referring to the October 10 call for action, he claimed that railway services had been shut down, asking repeatedly who these measures were intended to protect.“For whom? For one Gyanesh Kumar,” he said. Das and Ranka, along with Ajinkya Shinde, were detained on Tuesday morning after crossing police barricades, entering Jantar Mantar and raising slogans demanding Kumar’s resignation.The three were booked on charges including obstructing a public official from discharging their duties. A court subsequently remanded Das and Ranka to judicial custody. Shinde was later released on a personal bond, CJP legal team head Ratna Singh said in a post on X.- Ends