Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Ravi Shankar Prasad Calls CJP Protests ‘Shadow Boxing’
Ravi Shankar Prasad, a leader of the BJP, criticized protests about electoral rolls and Gyanesh Kumar.
He said the protests were political theatre and were meant to help opposition parties.
Prasad said the government has a legal process for checking voter lists.
He argued that people who have died or do not live in a constituency should not be listed there as voters.
He also said people should not be registered to vote in more than one place.
Prasad pointed to BJP election wins in Assam, Nandigram and Puducherry.
He said protests are allowed, but claimed these protests were being used for political reasons.
These were Prasad’s criticisms and claims.
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused CJP and opposition parties of staging political theatre over Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Prasad said the protests were being used to challenge the BJP after opposition electoral defeats, and described them as an attempt to create anarchy.
He defended the Special Intensive Revision, saying it had been conducted more than nine times and was provided for by law.
Prasad argued that deceased people, people outside their constituencies, and voters registered in multiple places should not remain on electoral rolls.
He cited BJP victories in Assam, Nandigram and Puducherry during the protests as evidence, while saying the party was not opposed to protests themselves.
- Who
- BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad; he criticized CJP and opposition parties.
- What
- Prasad condemned protests over Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- When
- During protests over the past several days; Prasad said election results came out the previous day.
- Where
- The protests were described as taking place in Delhi and other parts of India.
- Why
- Prasad said the protests were political theatre and an attempt to create anarchy after electoral defeats.
Prasad’s criticism
Protesters’ position as described
Purpose of the protests
Prasad’s criticism
Prasad called the protests political theatre and accused the opposition of using street demonstrations after electoral defeats.
Protesters’ position as described
CJP and opposition parties were protesting Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; their own arguments are not provided in the article.
Electoral-roll revision
Prasad’s criticism
Prasad said SIR is provided for by law and that deceased people, people outside a constituency, and duplicate registrations should not remain on voter lists.
Protesters’ position as described
The article does not state the protesters’ specific position on the revision or these voter-registration points.
- Speaker
- Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior BJP leader
- Issues discussed
- Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Prasad’s description
- He called CJP’s actions “shadow boxing for the Aam Aadmi Party.”
- Prasad’s claim about SIR
- He said it had been conducted more than nine times and was provided for by law.
- Elections cited
- BJP victories in Assam, Nandigram and Puducherry
- Prasad’s stated position
- He said BJP was not opposed to protests, but accused opponents of weaponising street protests.