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CJP Founder Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation, Threatens Nationwide Protests
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:45
CJP Founder Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation, Threatens Nationwide Protests
- •Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and a criminal case against him.
- •Dipke warned of country-wide protests, starting with a stir at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on October 2, followed by demonstrations in Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
- •If the demand is not met, a protest will be launched at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from the end of October.
- •Dipke also demanded transparency in CEC appointments with civil society involvement and a freeze on the 2025 voter list to prevent tampering.
- •Opposition parties, including MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT), have criticized CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing objections from other Election Commissioners.
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Abhijeet Dipke demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a criminal case against him following reports that two other election commissioners recorded multiple objections to poll panel decisions.
Dipke warned that protests would be held across several states including Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, followed by a major protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from the end of October if Kumar does not resign.
Dipke demanded that future appointments to the CEC post be handled transparently with civil society involvement, and called for the 2025 voter list to be frozen to prevent any further tampering.
