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Naseeruddin Shah Backs Demand for Election Commissioner's Resignation, Tells CJP Leader: 'I'm Your Fan'.
- •The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and opposition factions claim voters' names are removed due to the SIR process.
- •CJP demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and protested at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, on October 2, 2026.
- •Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah met CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke before the protest, with their conversation video going viral.
- •Naseeruddin Shah told Abhijeet Dipke, "I am a huge fan of yours."
- •Several stars, including Shabana Azmi, supported CJP's protest and urged people to join.
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The Cockroach Janata Party and opposition factions claim that a large number of voters' names have been removed due to the ongoing Systematic Inclusion and Removal (SIR) process, threatening citizens' right to vote. This prompted them to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and launch a protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on October 2, 2026.
Before the Mumbai protest, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah met CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, and a video of their conversation went viral. When Dipke expressed that he was a huge fan, Shah responded that he knew he was there and was also a huge fan of Dipke.
According to a report by The Indian Express, other members of the Election Commission raised objections to several decisions taken in the name of the commission over a ten-month period, indicating a lack of transparency at the top level. Subsequent reports noted that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected multiple times to decisions issued without their knowledge during the Special Intensive Revision process.
