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Abhijeet Dipke Warns of October 10 Jantar Mantar Protest, Demands Gyanesh Kumar's Exit
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CNBC TV18•02-10-2026, 23:34
Abhijeet Dipke Warns of October 10 Jantar Mantar Protest, Demands Gyanesh Kumar's Exit
- •Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), announced a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign.
- •Dipke stated that people from across India would march to Delhi for a peaceful agitation, following Mahatma Gandhi's path.
- •He warned that if Delhi Police stopped the march, the protesters would consider the stopping point as their ‘Jantar Mantar’.
- •The CJP is campaigning against the Election Commission and demanding Kumar’s resignation due to concerns over electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
- •Dipke urged citizens desiring ‘free and fair elections’ to join the campaign, describing it as a fight to ‘save our democracy’.
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Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called for the protest to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over concerns regarding electoral rolls and the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Dipke stated that if the Delhi Police block the march, protesters will designate whichever location they are stopped at as their "Jantar Mantar" and carry out a peaceful agitation.
The CJP has demanded the use of the electoral roll prepared in 2025 for elections, the suspension of the Special Intensive Revision exercise, and a transparent process for appointing the next Election Commissioner.
