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Ranvir Shorey Slams Street Protests as Murder of Democracy
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News18•12-10-2026, 09:44
Ranvir Shorey Slams Street Protests as Murder of Democracy
- •Actor Ranvir Shorey criticized the Cockroach Janta Party for urging citizens to hit the streets over election demands.
- •Shorey argued that democratic battles should be fought in Parliament and the courts rather than by disrupting public infrastructure.
- •The Cockroach Janta Party has intensified protests in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Protests follow allegations by the youth-led movement that the Election Commission's voter roll revision disenfranchised millions of voters.
- •Key CJP leaders were temporarily detained and later released, with the Apex Court ordering that protestors not be detained and public transport return to normalcy.
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is agitating to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The youth-led movement is opposing the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that it has disenfranchised millions of voters.
Actor Ranvir Shorey criticized the protests on X, stating that demonstrators should show their numbers in Parliament and ballots rather than the streets. He called hijacking public infrastructure and law and order the actual "murder of democracy".
Yes, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and fellow leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released on October 11, 2026, reportedly under the condition that they maintain public peace for one year.
