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Abhijeet Dipke Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Threatens Nationwide Protests
Abhijeet Dipke, who leads the Cockroach Janta Party, wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
He also wants a criminal case to be filed against Kumar.
His party plans a protest in Mumbai on October 2.
Dipke said protests may also happen in several other Indian states and cities.
He said the movement could reach Delhi if Kumar does not step down.
He wants the appointment of the election chief to be more open and include civil society.
He also wants the 2025 voter list to be protected from further changes.
The Election Commission says its members made the relevant decisions together and unanimously.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and criminal action against him.
The party plans a “Jail Bharo Andolan” at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on October 2.
Dipke said protests would expand to Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, followed by a Jantar Mantar protest from October end if Kumar remains in office.
He called for a transparent process to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner, with civil-society participation, and urged that the 2025 voter list be frozen.
The Election Commission said its three-member panel made decisions, including on electoral-roll revision, unanimously, while opposition parties have raised objections over the process.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, CJP leaders, the Election Commission, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Dipke demanded Kumar’s resignation and criminal action, while announcing protests over electoral-roll revision and related Election Commission decisions.
- Where
- The initial protests are planned in Mumbai, with proposed actions in Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi.
- When
- The announcement was made on October 1; protests were announced for October 2, October 4 by other groups, and from October end in Delhi if the demand is unmet.
- Why
- Dipke cited concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, reported internal objections within the poll body, and the need for a more transparent appointment process.
Dipke and Critics of the Election Commission
Election Commission’s Position
Resignation and criminal action
Dipke and Critics of the Election Commission
Abhijeet Dipke says Gyanesh Kumar must resign and that a criminal case should be registered against him.
Election Commission’s Position
The articles report no agreement from the Election Commission to either demand.
Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Dipke and Critics of the Election Commission
Dipke and several opposition parties have raised concerns about the Special Intensive Revision and called for the 2025 voter list to be frozen.
Election Commission’s Position
The Election Commission says decisions on the Special Intensive Revision were taken unanimously by its three-member commission.
Internal objections and decision-making
Dipke and Critics of the Election Commission
An investigation cited by CJP reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected on at least 14 occasions over 10 months to certain decisions and orders.
Election Commission’s Position
The Election Commission said the three-member commission took the relevant decisions unanimously, including those concerning the electoral-roll revision.
Key facts
- Main demand
- Gyanesh Kumar should resign as Chief Election Commissioner.
- Additional demand
- Dipke called for criminal action against Kumar.
- First announced protest
- A CJP protest, described as a “Jail Bharo Andolan,” is planned at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on October 2.
- Potential Delhi protest
- CJP said it would protest at Jantar Mantar from October end if Kumar does not resign.
- Electoral-roll issue
- Dipke called for the 2025 voter list to be frozen and not further altered.
- Election Commission response
- The commission said its three members made decisions, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision, unanimously.
- Other Mumbai protest
- The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Shiv Sena (UBT) announced a morcha against the Election Commission for October 4.
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Cockroach Janta Party and organiser of the announced protests
“Protests will be held in Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. If he does not resign, then a protest will be held at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi from October end.”
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“CEC Gyanesh Kumar must resign and a criminal case should be registered against him.”
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Sources
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