Cockroach Janta Party Stages Protest at Shivaji Park

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, held a ‘Season 2’ protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration follows allegations of irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the protests as a push for a “fake narrative” already debunked by the Election Commission. While police cited a 2013 High Court order regarding silence zones to deny formal gathering permission, Dipke has vowed to expand the movement nationwide.

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