Archive · 10 Oct 2026
CJP Protest Plans Expose Divisions Within INDIA Bloc
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, plans to hold a protest in Delhi.
It wants the chief election commissioner to resign and the current voter-list revision to stop.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said he would accept being arrested rather than give up the protest.
He claimed that security steps and disruptions were meant to stop people from joining, but those claims were not independently confirmed in the report.
Congress agrees with some of the demands but plans to protest separately.
Several other opposition parties have said they support the CJP-led action.
Because the parties have different plans, INDIA bloc MPs will not hold one joint protest this weekend.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said he was prepared to be detained or arrested ahead of the Delhi agitation.
The CJP is demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a halt to the electoral-roll revision exercise.
Dipke alleged that security measures, transport disruptions and visits by police to residents’ homes were intended to discourage protest participation; the claims were not independently verified in the report.
Congress will not join the CJP protest, saying it will pursue its own campaign against Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Left parties, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP-SP have supported the CJP agitation, while INDIA bloc MPs will not hold a joint weekend protest.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, and opposition parties including Congress and other INDIA bloc members.
- What
- A planned Delhi agitation calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a halt to the electoral-roll revision exercise.
- When
- Dipke’s remarks were reported on October 10, 2026; Congress plans a separate mobilisation on October 12.
- Where
- Delhi; Dipke’s remarks were made in Mumbai.
- Why
- The CJP is protesting over the chief election commissioner and the electoral-roll revision exercise.
Separate Congress campaign
Support for CJP agitation
How to protest
Separate Congress campaign
Congress will not participate in the CJP protest, opting instead to strengthen its own campaign and hold a separate Delhi mobilisation.
Support for CJP agitation
Several INDIA bloc parties support the CJP-led agitation; Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut backed it, and CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said Left parties and youth and student organisations would join.
Security measures and participation
Separate Congress campaign
The report gives no Congress response to Dipke’s allegations about security measures and restrictions.
Support for CJP agitation
Dipke alleged that security deployments and reported transport and internet disruptions, road blockages, and police visits to homes were discouraging participation. The report says these allegations could not be independently established.
- Organising group
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- CJP founder
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Main demands
- Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a halt to the electoral-roll revision exercise
- Congress position
- Will not join the CJP protest and plans an independent campaign
- Congress mobilisation
- A ‘jan andolan’ in Delhi is planned for October 12
- Parties reported as supporting CJP
- Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Left parties, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP-SP
- Reported opposition coordination
- INDIA bloc MPs will not hold a joint protest over the weekend