Archive · 8 Oct 2026
CJP to Hold Bengaluru Tribunal on SIR, Followed by Protest
The Cockroach Janta Party plans two events in Bengaluru on October 8.
They will be held at Freedom Park, starting at 10:30 in the morning.
First, a People’s Tribunal will discuss changes to voter lists made during a process called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Organisers say people from across Karnataka who believe they were wrongly removed from voter lists will attend.
After that, the party plans a ‘Chappal protest’.
CJP says this protest is in solidarity with women and will focus on women’s safety.
The party has also called for SIR-related voter deletions to be scrapped and earlier electoral rolls to be kept.
Several party representatives, actor Prakash Raj and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee are expected to participate.
The Cockroach Janta Party will take part in a People’s Tribunal on electoral-roll revision at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on October 8.
The programme is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., with the tribunal followed by CJP’s ‘Chappal protest’.
Organisers say people from across Karnataka who allege they were wrongly removed from voter lists during the Special Intensive Revision will attend.
CJP says the protest is in solidarity with women and intended to highlight women’s safety.
Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Prakash Raj and Dhruv Rathee are among those expected to participate.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, civil society and youth organisations, and people who say they were affected by SIR; Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Prakash Raj and Dhruv Rathee are expected to participate.
- What
- A People’s Tribunal on SIR of electoral rolls, followed by CJP’s ‘Chappal protest’.
- When
- Thursday, October 8, 2026; the programme is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.
- Where
- Freedom Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Why
- The tribunal is intended to hear concerns about alleged voter removals during SIR; CJP says the following protest is in solidarity with women and highlights women’s safety.
Organisers’ claims
Election authority’s position
SIR and alleged voter removals
Organisers’ claims
CJP and supporting groups say people were wrongly removed during SIR and want the deletions reversed and earlier electoral rolls retained.
Election authority’s position
The articles report the organisers’ concerns and demands but include no response or position from the Election Commission.
Electoral process
Organisers’ claims
CJP alleges irregularities in the electoral process and has sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Election authority’s position
No response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission is included in the articles.
- Date and time
- October 8, 2026, from 10:30 a.m.
- Venue
- Freedom Park, Bengaluru
- Event order
- People’s Tribunal first, followed by the ‘Chappal protest’
- Tribunal focus
- Concerns over people allegedly removed from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision
- CJP demands
- Scrap SIR-related voter deletions, retain electoral rolls prepared before the revision, and seek Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Stated protest focus
- CJP says the protest is in solidarity with women and highlights women’s safety
- Expected participants
- Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Prakash Raj and Dhruv Rathee
