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Naseeruddin Shah Meets CJP's Abhijeet Dipke Amid Shivaji Park Protest, Declares 'I Am A Huge Fan'
- •Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah met Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park.
- •The CJP protest, scheduled for October 2, 2026, demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Abhijeet Dipke shared a video of the interaction on Instagram and X, where Shah expressed his admiration for Dipke.
- •Shabana Azmi also urged Mumbaikars to join the October 2 protest at Shivaji Park, raising concerns about names disappearing from voter lists.
- •The protest is triggered by alleged internal objections within the Election Commission and claims of mass voter deletions through the SIR process.
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) initiated a protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on October 2, 2026, to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Protesters and opposition factions claimed that the ongoing SIR process led to mass voter deletions and targeted citizens' voting rights, while critics also pointed to internal disagreements among election commissioners.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah met CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of the Shivaji Park protest. When Dipke expressed that he was a huge fan and did not know Shah was present, Shah replied that he knew Dipke was there and that he was a huge fan of Dipke's as well.
Actress Shabana Azmi urged Mumbai residents to join the October 2 Gandhi Jayanti protest at Shivaji Park to defend their democratic rights. In her video statement, she highlighted concerns over votes being excluded, altered, or manipulated when a voter's name suddenly disappears from the list.
