CJP backs INDIA bloc rally, demands Election Commission chief quit

UPDATE - follow-up to Cockroach Janta Party backs INDIA bloc's November 1 rally: The Cockroach Janta Party has backed the INDIA bloc's November 1 protest rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Demand For Resignation

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the voter-list revision exercise. The party used the slogan "GYANU MUST GO!" and accused the Election Commission of undermining public trust.

Constitutional Principles

The party cited the legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to state that universal adult suffrage gives every citizen an equal right to vote regardless of caste, religion, gender, education, or economic status. The CJP argued that the government should not choose its voters and that the revision risks excluding eligible citizens.

Context

This protest focuses on voter roll revisions, which are administrative processes used by election bodies to update voter lists by removing ineligible names and adding new voters. Electoral roll revisions often draw political scrutiny when opposition parties raise concerns about valid voters being left out before major elections.