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Mumbai Police Denies CJP's October 2 Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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Moneycontrol•27-09-2026, 21:01
Mumbai Police Denies CJP's October 2 Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
- •Abhijeet Dipke, co-founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), announced that Mumbai Police denied permission for their October 2 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Dipke criticized the denial as an "unacceptable" tactic to suppress citizens' voices and warned of a "Jail Bharo Andolan" on Gandhi Jayanti if their right to protest is denied.
- •CJP had called for a nationwide agitation, stating that if Gyanesh Kumar did not resign by September 26, protests would begin in Mumbai on October 2 and spread across the country.
- •Earlier, several CJP volunteers, including co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka, were allegedly detained by Assam Police in Guwahati ahead of a regional meet-up.
- •Assam Police reportedly barricaded access roads, deployed tear-gas equipment, and intercepted attendees, detaining Ranka and other volunteers without official justification.
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Co-founder Abhijeet Dipke stated that the Mumbai Police denied permission for the Cockroach Janta Party's planned October 2 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, criticizing the decision as an unacceptable tactic to suppress citizens' voices.
Abhijeet Dipke warned that if their right to protest is denied, the Cockroach Janta Party will launch a Jail Bharo Andolan in Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti.
Several Cockroach Janta Party volunteers, including co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka, were allegedly detained by Assam Police in Guwahati ahead of a scheduled regional meet-up near the Assam Secretariat.
