{
  "id": 13394794,
  "title": "Who Is Ajinkya Shinde? Maharashtra CJP Leader Steps In To Lead Protest Following Abhijeet Dipke's Detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/who-is-ajinkya-shinde-maharashtra-cjp-leader-steps-in-to-lead-protest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T10:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/who-is-ajinkya-shinde-maharashtra-cjp-leader-steps-in-to-lead-protest-following-abhijeet-dipkes-detention"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ajinkya Shinde is a 35-year-old former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker, who has emerged as the new leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest after Abhijeet Dipke's detention on October 10, 2026. Shinde, originally from Maharashtra, is now tasked with spearheading the CJP protest until other leaders are freed, following the alleged electoral irregularities and transparency issues in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls by the Election Commission of India.",
  "summary": "The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is protesting to demand the resignation of and criminal action against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities, vote manipulation, and transparency issues in the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. The CJP's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, has been detained, and now Dipke's close associate,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan detained near Jantar Mantar, Stalin says reminiscent of Emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/former-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-detained-near-jantar-mantar-stalin",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:32:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Who is Ajinkya Shinde? CJP leader from Maharashtra to lead Jantar Mantar stir in Abhijeet Dipke's absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/who-is-ajinkya-shinde-cjp-leader-from-maharashtra-to-lead-jantar",
        "published": "2026-10-10T08:08:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "FPJ Quick Take At 5 PM: 'CJP’s Ajinkya Shinde Steps In After Dipke’s Detention To Founder’s Grandmother Dies In Hingoli; Your Daily Evening Guide To News Headlines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/fpj-quick-take-at-5-pm-cjps-ajinkya-shinde-steps-in-after-dipkes",
        "published": "2026-10-10T11:29:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}