CJP Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Announces Nationwide Protest From October 2

Cockroach Janata party(CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has announced a nationwide agitation from October 2 from Mumbai over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Both cousins --Uddhav and Raj Thackrey of shiv Sena and the NCP group led by Sharad Pawar would be also be joining the protest at Shivaji park in Mumbai.

Post Published By: Pradeep Tripathi

Updated : 1 October 2026, 6:55 PM IST

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New Delhi: Cockroach Janata party(CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has announced a nationwide agitation from October 2 over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and greater accountability in the functioning of the Election Commission.

Dipke on Thursday said the agitation will begin with a protest in Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanthi and will subsequently to taken to different parts of the country before culminating in a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The CJP's demands include freezing the 2025 electoral roll, holding elections on its basis and introducing a transparent process for appointing the next Election Commissioner.

CJP lists three demands over electoral rolls and EC

"The CJP's Three principal demands are the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, freezing of the electoral roll prepared in 2025 and holding elections on the basis of that roll, and a transparent and independent process for appointing the next Election Commissioner, with participation from civil society" he said.

Agitation comes amid row over SIR and EC functioning

This comes amid the ongoing political row over the functioning of the EC following a report in a national daily which claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding decisions and procedures related to the SIR exercise.

The CJP has announced its first protest at 4 pm on October 2 near gate no.6 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Both the cousins of shiv sena --Uddhav and Raj Thackrey-- and NCP lead Sharad Pawar also extending support to CJP protest.