Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Mamata Backs CJP Agitation as Dipke Warns of X Takedown
Mamata Banerjee said she supports a group called the Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP.
The group wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to leave his job, saying there are problems with election processes.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke posted a thank-you message to Banerjee on X. X then made the post unavailable and said it was restricted because of local regulations.
Derek O’Brien criticized the restriction and blamed a “scared” government, but the reason and responsible authority have not been independently confirmed.
Dipke said he would not be surprised if his account was removed before October 10.
He also said the CJP plans a peaceful protest in Delhi that day if Kumar has not stepped down.
X restricted Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s post thanking Mamata Banerjee, citing local regulations.
Dipke said he would not be surprised if his X account was taken down before October 10.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien shared the post and alleged a “scared” government was behind the restriction; the responsible authority has not been independently established.
Banerjee voiced support for the CJP and its agitation seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal over alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision.
After a Mumbai protest, Dipke said the CJP would hold a peaceful demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Kumar did not step down.
- Who
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, Mamata Banerjee, and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien.
- What
- X restricted Dipke’s post thanking Banerjee for supporting the CJP agitation; Dipke warned his account could be taken down.
- When
- The statements and restriction were reported on Saturday, October 3; a further protest was announced for October 10.
- Where
- The post was on X; the CJP had protested at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park and announced a planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- Why
- Banerjee backed the CJP’s campaign seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal over alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision.
Criticism of restriction
Platform’s stated explanation
Who was responsible for restricting the post
Criticism of restriction
Derek O’Brien alleged that a “scared” government was behind the restriction.
Platform’s stated explanation
X’s notice cited local regulations, but the responsible authority or process was not independently established.
- X notice
- “Due to local regulations, this content is restricted on X.”
- Post author
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party.
- Post message
- Dipke thanked Mamata Banerjee for supporting the “cockroach movement” and called for people to come together to save democracy.
- Derek O’Brien’s response
- He alleged that a “scared” government was behind the restriction; this attribution was not independently established.
- CJP demand
- Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Mumbai protest
- Held at Shivaji Park; thousands attended despite police denying permission, according to the report.
- Planned protest
- Dipke said a peaceful protest would be held at Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Kumar did not step down.
