Javed Akhtar Criticises CJP Protest in Mumbai
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A group called CJP wanted to do a protest in Mumbai.
Local people in Mumbai stopped the protest from happening.
Writer Javed Akhtar got very angry about this.
He said, 'What will you even do now?'
Akhtar said the truth about the group is now clear.
He said this group is spreading a fake story.
A fake story is not true.
The protest was near Shivaji Park in Mumbai.
Other events also happened in Mumbai this week.
A leader named Fadnavis spoke about a different protest.
That protest was about cockroaches in the city.
A police officer also took a man away for questions.
She said she would give him tea.
But she did not give him any tea.
People are talking about all these Mumbai stories.
Vocabulary7 words
- CJP
- the name of a group in this story
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- Javed Akhtar
- a famous writer in India
- fake
- not real; not true
- Fadnavis
- a political leader's name
- cockroaches
- small insects some people do not like
- police officer
- a person whose job is to keep people safe
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Local people in Mumbai 2. They are spreading a fake story 3. No
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A group called CJP wanted to do a _____ in Mumbai.
Local people in Mumbai _____ the protest from happening.
Writer _____ got very angry about this.
He said, 'What will you even _____ now?'
Akhtar said the truth about the group is now _____.
He said this group is spreading a _____ story.
The protest was near Shivaji Park in _____.
A leader named _____ spoke about a different protest.
That protest was about _____ in the city.
A police officer also took a man away for _____.
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