CJP Announce ‘Chappal Protest’ in Bengaluru on Oct 8; Prakash Raj to Join SIR Tribunal

CJP announce ‘Chappal Protest’ in Bengaluru on Oct 8; Prakash Raj to join SIR tribunal

The protest will follow a People’s Tribunal on SIR and is being held in solidarity with women journalists alleging sexual harassment by a Delhi Police officer.

Prakash Raj Joins CJP-Backed Bengaluru Protest Over SIR

Prakash Raj is expected to join a Bengaluru Chappal protest at Freedom Park on October 8 after a People’s Tribunal on SIR, as CJP and civil society groups seek rollback of voter list deletions.

CJP announces 'chappal protest' in Bengaluru in solidarity with women; Prakash Raj, civil society groups to join stir

The Bengaluru action comes as CJP prepares for another protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from October 10.

CJP announces 'Chappal protest' in Bengaluru; actor Prakash Raj to join stir

On October 8, the CJP will conduct a 'Chappal protest' at Freedom Park in Bengaluru. The protest follows a People's Tribunal discussing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Civil society groups are concerned about voters being incorrectly removed from the list. They are demanding that deletions from the SIR be reversed and that the electoral rolls from before SIR be retained.

Prakash Raj, Abhijeet Dipke & Saurav Das Lead Crucial Anti-SIR Protest in Bengaluru

Actor and activist Prakash Raj has been vocal about his criticism of the SIR process. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, has schedu