Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Abhijeet Dipke’s Fan Encounter Precedes October 2 Protest
Abhijeet Dipke was outside Shah Rukh Khan’s home, Mannat, before a planned protest.
A fan stopped to meet Dipke and take a photograph.
She joked that people were paying more attention to him than to Shah Rukh Khan.
Dipke and others responded playfully and said he was still a big Shah Rukh Khan fan.
Dipke is a founder of the Cockroach Janata Party.
His group plans to protest against the Election Commission of India on October 2.
The group wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Mumbai Police refused permission for the protest at Shivaji Park.
Dipke said the protest would still happen at Gate No.
6, even without police permission.
Abhijeet Dipke was filmed outside Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat before the planned October 2 protest.
A fan who stopped her car said people were more interested in Dipke than Shah Rukh Khan that day.
The exchange was made lightheartedly, with Dipke calling himself a Shah Rukh Khan fan.
Dipke’s Cockroach Janata Party plans to protest the Election Commission of India and seek Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Mumbai Police denied permission for a Shivaji Park protest, but Dipke said the demonstration would proceed at Gate No. 6 as a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, the Cockroach Janata Party, a fan who met him, the Election Commission of India, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- A social-media video showed Dipke’s humorous interaction with a fan, while his party prepared an October 2 protest against the Election Commission.
- When
- Ahead of the planned October 2 protest.
- Where
- Outside Shah Rukh Khan’s residence, Mannat, and at the proposed Shivaji Park protest site in Mumbai.
- Why
- The Cockroach Janata Party is protesting the Election Commission and demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation after reports alleged internal differences over decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protest Organizers
Authorities’ Position
Whether the demonstration should proceed
Protest Organizers
Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janata Party said the October 2 protest would go ahead and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Authorities’ Position
Mumbai Police denied permission for the proposed Shivaji Park event, citing restrictions on use of the ground, noise and traffic concerns, and the lack of required BMC permission.
Concerns about electoral-roll decisions
Protest Organizers
The Cockroach Janata Party launched its planned agitation after reports alleged differences within the Election Commission over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Authorities’ Position
The article reports the allegations but does not provide a separate public response from the Election Commission or Gyanesh Kumar.
- Main figure
- Abhijeet Dipke, co-founder of the Cockroach Janata Party
- Celebrity mentioned
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Planned protest date
- October 2
- Protest target
- Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Initial venue
- Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Police decision
- Mumbai Police denied permission, citing ground-use restrictions, noise and traffic concerns, and missing BMC permission
- Announced alternative
- Gate No. 6 of Shivaji Park, described by Dipke as a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’