Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has once again reiterated that there is "no point" in contesting elections when the results are "predetermined".
Hitting out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, amid a row over SIR and deletion of voters in the country after a newspaper reported that two other Election Commissioners had raised objections to certain clauses of the SIR, Abhijeet Dipke said that he feels that until Gyanesh Kumar resigns and ensures free and fair elections, there is no point in participating in such polls because the winner is already predetermined. "I feel that until Gyanesh Kumar resigns and ensures free and fair elections, there is no point in participating in such polls, because the winner is already predetermined. The BJP is winning in states where it couldn't even secure a victory during the peak of the 'Modi wave'—and this is happening because of Gyanesh Kumar. Once Gyanesh Kumar leaves and the SIR freezes, only then will we know how many seats the BJP actually wins," he wrote on X.
CJP Calls For Mass Mobilisation on October 10
As the CJP continues to build pressure on the Centre over SIR and deletion of voters during the electoral rolls revision exercise, the political pressure group has called for a mass mobilisation of youth on October 10, stressing that its proposed protest in Delhi would be peaceful and urged every citizen seeking free and fair elections to join the agitation if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign.
Dipke Warns Massive Citizen Movement
CJP has been demanding Kumar's resignation, citing alleged irregularities in the electoral processes and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
In a statement released on Saturday, Dipke said citizens and movement members from every corner of the country would converge in New Delhi and launch a mass protest at Jantar Mantar if Kumar did not step down.
"If Gyanesh Kumar doesn't resign, cockroaches from across India will march to Delhi and protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10," Dipke said.
"And if the Delhi Police tries to stop us, wherever they stop us will become our Jantar Mantar. Ours will be a peaceful protest. We will walk on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi," he said.
The Delhi protest would "strictly follow a non-violent philosophy", drawing "structural inspiration from historic civil disobedience to protect public faith in democratic institutions", according to the statement.
The CJP leadership said "bureaucratic blockades" would not deter the movement, pointing to previous prolonged demonstrations and recent detentions as proof of its resolve.
"This is a fight to save our democracy," Dipke said. "Every citizen who wants free and fair elections must join us on October 10."
The statement followed a protest held by the CJP at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Friday, where thousands of people gathered despite police restrictions to demand Kumar's resignation over the alleged electoral roll irregularities.
The Mumbai protest also featured calls for a fresh agitation in Delhi if Kumar did not step down.
With inputs from PTI
