THE WHY IS THE STORY. Yusuf Pathan sought a municipal plot in Vadodara in 2012. The proposal was rejected by the Gujarat government in 2014. In 2024, the BJP-controlled VMC served him an encroachment notice. The land was valued at ₹20.5 crore. Now, two months after he quit TMC, Gujarat proposes to GIFT him 500 sq m and sell him another 478 sq m at a 45% discount. What changed? Why should a disputed public plot be gifted to a politician on such sweet terms?

THE CJP’S SLOGAN “IT’S DONE, BRO” MIGHT BE BECOMING ITS OWN EPITAPH. The data decoded by @databeings points to a credibility crisis. Since July, the CJP appears to be losing public goodwill. Three warning signs stand out: 1. THE SUPPORT EROSION Instagram engagement per post around CJP protests has fallen 58%. On X, positive sentiment has nearly halved, from 33% during the July NEET protests to 17%. Anti-CJP sentiment on Instagram has risen by 2%. But this 2% is among those who have cared to stay engaged with CJP. 2. THE CREDIBILITY DEFICIT Beyond general hostility towards CJP, 10% of negative sentiment targets Abhijeet Dipke personally. Another 14% questions the anti-CEC protest’s credibility or views it as anti-national. The perception that CJP is becoming an Opposition auxiliary and its advocacy is selective could be costing it public trust. 3. THE DIPKE DISCONNECT Dipke’s Instagram engagement has plunged 52%, while AISA chief Neha Bora’s has risen nearly 50%. For a platform heavily identified with its founder, this is a serious warning. In hindsight, CJP’s reported outreach to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, after previously rejecting such engagement, now makes makes.