Modi government will fall in the 2029 election, predicts Abhijit Dipke

The BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be defeated in India's 2029 Lok Sabha election and power at the centre will change, predicted Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CGP).

He made the remark while speaking at a protest rally titled 'Jantar Mantar at Kochi', held in Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala on Sunday (8 November). The information was reported by Indian media outlet Hindustan Times.

The report said the rally was organised to demand action over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list and the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Speaking at the rally, Dipke said a change of government is possible only through democratic elections. To ensure a neutral election system, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign, he said, adding that his resignation would pave the way for the end of Narendra Modi's power.

Raising allegations against the Modi government, Dipke said the government has declared war on the country's youth in order to protect the election commissioner. He also raised the matter of his own arrest, along with CGP leaders Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka, while protesting in Delhi holding the national flag.

Dipke said that, as in the British era, raising the national flag freely now can also land a person in jail. But no repression by the government can stop him, he said, announcing that he will hoist the Indian national flag in every corner of the country.

At the rally he further alleged that the Modi government is trying to control people's food habits, marriage and voting decisions, and claimed the SIR process is being used as a tool to influence election results.

Noting that India was built on the ideals of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Dipke said that however long Modi remains in power, he can never become greater than these three leaders. In his view, the rule of former prime minister Manmohan Singh was far more democratic than the present time.

The rally at Kochi's Rajendra Maidan was attended by renowned actor Prakash Raj and a large number of leaders and activists of various social and youth organisations.