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Prakash Raj and Dhruv Rathee Join Bengaluru Protest Against Election Commission SIR
- •Actor Prakash Raj, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee led an anti-SIR protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on October 8.
- •Demonstrators demanded the withdrawal of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Over 1,000 attendees participated in the protest, raising concerns that the revision process could exclude over one crore voters in Karnataka.
- •Speakers criticized the Election Commission for a lack of transparency and called for broader electoral reforms.
- •The Cockroach Janata Party announced plans for a larger nationwide demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10.
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The protest at Freedom Park was organized by the Cockroach Janata Party and civil society groups to oppose the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with participants demanding the total withdrawal of the exercise and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Actor-activist Prakash Raj demanded that the Special Intensive Revision process be completely scrapped because it undermines citizens' voting rights and democratic dignity, stating that the movement seeks broader electoral reforms rather than just the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Following the demonstration in Bengaluru, the Cockroach Janata Party announced a larger protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on October 10, bringing together students, youth groups, political organizations, and citizens nationwide to continue campaigning against alleged voter deletions.
