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Cockroach Janta Party sets election chief resignation deadline

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke warned he will protest unless Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
Dipke gave Kumar a 48-hour deadline to quit by Saturday, September 26.
Protests are scheduled to begin in Mumbai on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti.
CJP launched the “Election Commission Thik Karo” campaign.
CJP demanded rolling back the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to its 2025 level.

History

Historical Context

The Election Commission of India, empowered by Article 324, carried out a 2005 roll cleanup that removed about 2.5 million duplicate entries and cut errors by 12 percent. Building on the 2002 special intensive revision, it launched another SIR in October 2025, announced by CEC Gyanesh Kumar and upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2026. The Cockroach Janta Party, led by Abhijeet Dipke, seeks a reversal ahead of a Gandhi Jayanti protest.

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Story summary

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke warned he will protest unless Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
Dipke gave Kumar a 48-hour deadline to quit by Saturday, September 26.
Protests are scheduled to begin in Mumbai on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti.
CJP launched the “Election Commission Thik Karo” campaign.
CJP demanded rolling back the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to its 2025 level.

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