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Top / Sat, 07 Nov 2026 The New Indian Express

'Arrest me across the country': Dipke vows to keep raising Tricolour, likens Modi rule to British

Speaking to reporters after arriving at Cochin International Airport earlier in the day, Dipke said the campaign would continue until an independent and impartial electoral system was established. "The fight against Gyanesh Kumar will continue until we get an independent and impartial election system in India. He also invoked B R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, describing them as the three leaders whose ideals shaped the country. Calling Gandhi the soul of India, Ambedkar its backbone and Nehru its mind, he said Prime Minister Modi could never surpass their stature. "Even if you remain in power for 120 years, you will never become bigger than Ambedkar, Gandhi and Nehru," he said.

Speaking to reporters after arriving at Cochin International Airport earlier in the day, Dipke said the campaign would continue until an independent and impartial electoral system was established.

"The fight against Gyanesh Kumar will continue until we get an independent and impartial election system in India. That is very necessary because, under Gyanesh Kumar, elections cannot be trusted. They are being rigged only to help one party, and we have seen plenty of examples of that," he said.

At the protest meeting, Dipke accused the government of progressively restricting individual freedoms, saying its alleged interference had extended from personal choices to the right to vote.

"They first wanted to control what you eat, then whom you can marry and love, and now they have come to a point where they want to control whom you vote for," he said.

He also invoked B R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, describing them as the three leaders whose ideals shaped the country. Calling Gandhi the soul of India, Ambedkar its backbone and Nehru its mind, he said Prime Minister Modi could never surpass their stature.

"Even if you remain in power for 120 years, you will never become bigger than Ambedkar, Gandhi and Nehru," he said.

Dipke had been detained ahead of a Tiranga March announced by the party in Delhi, following the arrests of Das and Ranka. CJP leaders were also questioned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in connection with cases registered over the protests in the national capital.

Police personnel were deployed along the Kochi rally route to regulate traffic and prevent road blockades.

(With inputs from PTI)

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