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Shabana Azmi Urges Mumbai Protest Over Voter List Concerns
Shabana Azmi asked people in Mumbai to join a protest about voting rights.
The planned protest was scheduled for October 2 at Shivaji Park.
She said voting is important because it lets people help choose the country’s future.
She raised concerns about people’s names disappearing from voter lists.
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, organized the protest campaign.
The group says many voters may have been removed from electoral rolls.
It wants the Chief Election Commissioner to resign and wants more transparency in election processes.
Mumbai Police said the gathering did not have permission because of public-assembly and traffic rules.
Shabana Azmi urged Mumbai residents to join a planned October 2 protest at Shivaji Park over voter-list concerns.
The protest is being organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which says it is launching a nationwide campaign from Mumbai.
CJP is demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, a freeze on the 2025 electoral roll, and greater transparency in appointing the next CEC.
CJP alleges that about 13 crore voters were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, though the article presents this as the group’s claim.
Mumbai Police denied permission for the proposed gathering, citing public-assembly rules and traffic concerns.
- Who
- Actor Shabana Azmi, the Cockroach Janta Party, and its founder Abhijeet Dipke were involved in promoting the planned protest.
- What
- A planned protest was announced over concerns about voter-list changes and voting rights.
- Where
- Shivaji Park in Mumbai.
- When
- October 2, 2026, at 4 p.m., according to the article.
- Why
- Organizers cited concerns about names allegedly disappearing from electoral rolls and demanded changes involving the Chief Election Commissioner and electoral-roll procedures.
Protest Organizers and Supporters
Authorities’ Position
Voter-list concerns
Protest Organizers and Supporters
CJP and Shabana Azmi raised concerns that voters’ names could disappear from electoral rolls or that votes could be excluded, altered, or manipulated.
Authorities’ Position
The article does not provide a response from election authorities to these allegations.
Right to protest
Protest Organizers and Supporters
Azmi said asking questions and raising one’s voice for voting rights and democracy are citizens’ rights, and urged people to attend.
Authorities’ Position
Mumbai Police denied permission for the proposed gathering, citing public-assembly rules and traffic concerns.
Scale of electoral-roll changes
Protest Organizers and Supporters
CJP alleged that around 13 crore voters had been removed during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Authorities’ Position
The article identifies the 13-crore figure as CJP’s allegation and does not independently verify it or include an official response.
Key facts
- Planned date
- October 2, 2026
- Planned time
- 4 p.m.
- Planned location
- Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Organizer
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- CJP founder
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Main demand
- The resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Police position
- Permission for the proposed Mumbai gathering was denied over assembly rules and traffic concerns.
Quotes
Shabana Azmi
Actor who urged citizens to attend the Mumbai protest
“Your vote is your voice. Your vote is your right. Your vote can shape the future of this country. But what happens when your vote doesn’t count? What happens when your name suddenly disappears from the voter list, when your vote can be excluded, altered, or manipulated?”
news18.com
“Your vote is your right. Your vote is your voice. But what happens when your vote disappears from the voter’s list? Join the protest for your democratic right. On 2nd Oct, Gandhi Jayanti. Shivaji Park, 4 pm. I will see you there.”
news18.com
Sources
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