CJP founder questions electoral process and SIR, says his organisation will continue protests until it is satisfied that elections are free and fair
Mumbai, Oct 2026 : Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke has once again stepped up his criticism of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation and a halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Dipke said his organisation would continue its campaign until it believes that elections are being conducted in a free and fair manner.
Dipke has alleged that the existing electoral system gives an indication of election outcomes even before voting takes place. These are political allegations made by the CJP founder and have not been independently established as facts.
He has also questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral performance in states where, according to him, the party did not achieve similar results even during periods when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity was considered to be at its peak. Dipke has attributed the party’s electoral gains to the functioning of the Election Commission under Gyanesh Kumar.
The CJP founder has previously made similar allegations in connection with the BJP’s performance in Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi. He has argued that a clearer assessment of the party’s actual electoral strength would be possible if Kumar resigned and the SIR exercise was stopped.
The SIR process, which involves the revision of electoral rolls and the addition, deletion and restoration of names under the applicable procedure, has become a subject of political debate. Different political parties and groups have raised questions about the exercise, while the Election Commission has offered its own explanations regarding the process and related concerns.
‘File as many cases as you want, we will fight’
During an address in Pune, Dipke challenged the government and administration to register as many cases against him and his associates as they wished, saying the CJP’s campaign would continue. He said he was prepared to face the cases and would continue what he described as a fight to protect democracy.
Dipke’s remarks came after the CJP organised a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on October 2, demanding Kumar’s resignation. The protest was held despite police authorities denying permission, and Mumbai Police subsequently registered a case against organisers and several unidentified participants under provisions relating to unlawful assembly and disobedience of a public servant’s order.
Following the protest, Dipke said the movement would continue and warned of another demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar if Kumar did not resign. Reports said he announced plans for a fresh protest on October 10.
The CJP had earlier issued a 48-hour deadline to Kumar to resign and warned of nationwide protests if its demand was not accepted. The organisation has continued to centre its campaign on allegations concerning SIR, electoral rolls and transparency in the election process.
At the October 2 Mumbai protest, CJP supporters gathered at Shivaji Park and raised slogans demanding Kumar’s resignation. Reports said several public figures also attended the demonstration.
Dipke has maintained that the campaign will continue despite legal or administrative action. “File more cases but we will still keep fighting to save our democracy,” he said in a post following the filing of the police case.
The CJP’s allegations and demands remain part of an ongoing political dispute over the Election Commission, electoral-roll revision and the SIR exercise. The claims made by Dipke should therefore be understood as those of his political organisation rather than as independently established conclusions. The Election Commission and other stakeholders have presented their own positions on the issues surrounding the electoral-roll revision process.
