Why are thousands of people protesting in Delhi?
Despite its humorous origins, the CJP group quickly became a lightning rod for India's disaffected young people. The movement is led by Abhijeet Dipke, a
Despite its humorous origins, the CJP group quickly became a lightning rod for India's disaffected young people. The movement is led by Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old political communications strategist and former student at Boston University. He has said that the movement was started as a joke, but after offering the option to sign up to the movement through a Google form, he received tens of thousands of responses.
This propelled it forward into becoming a serious protest group. The trigger for Monday's protests came from the treatment of Sonam Wangchuk, a well-known engineer and activist,
who had been on hunger strike for 20 days in support of the CJP party at Jantar Mantar, a 300-year-old observatory in Delhi, which is often the
site of protests. On Saturday, the 59-year-old was forcibly taken to hospital, prompting CJP leader Dipke to call on protesters to march on India's parliament on Monday.
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