Live: Locals protest CJP stir at Mumbai's Shivaji Park, cite chaos and loss of business

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah reached Mumbai's Azad Park where the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is all set to start their protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Shah reached the protest site and met with CJP founder Abhijit Dipke and greeted him. Dipke shared a video of the same on his X handle.

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Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar welcomed concerns raised by some Shivaji Park residents over noise pollution ahead of the CJP protest. Akhtar said he was pleased that residents had approached authorities seeking cancellation of the demonstration. He expressed confidence that the same residents would raise similar objections, with equal or greater intensity, whenever a political party in Maharashtra plans to hold a public gathering at Shivaji Park, regardless of which party is involved.

I am so happy that some residences of Shivaji park are getting sensitive about the noise pollution and asking the authorities to cancel the protest of CJP today at Shivaji park . I am hundred percent sure that they will raise the same objection with the same intensity if not…

Residents and local businesses near Mumbai’s Shivaji Park have raised objections to the CJP’s planned demonstration, saying frequent protests in the area are affecting daily life and commercial activity. Locals said the gatherings disturb the neighbourhood’s peace and create difficulties for businesses operating nearby. Some office owners claimed they are being forced to keep their establishments closed during protests, causing disruption to their regular work and operations.