CJP plans Mumbai protest demanding election chief’s resignation

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says the group plans to hold a Jail Bharo Andolan at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on October 2, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The reports describe an announced protest; they do not establish whether it will take place or what arrangements will be in place. Dipke announced the plan at a press conference in Mumbai on October 1, saying the agitation would continue until Kumar resigned. He also called for criminal action against the chief election commissioner and urged political parties to support the campaign. Dipke said CJP would not take part in protests organized by the INDIA bloc. The group’s demands are linked to concerns about the Election Commission’s conduct and the SIR voter-roll revision. Dipke cited reports of disagreements among election commissioners and raised allegations about deletions from electoral rolls. Those claims, including his estimate of deletions, have not been independently established in the material provided.