'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
Protesters and opposition parties allege irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision and say the electoral-roll changes have removed millions of eligible voters.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party staged protests in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
- An Indian Express investigation revealed Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally filed at least 14 objections over 10 months regarding Special Intensive Revision decisions, intensifying scrutiny of Chief Election Commissioner Kumar.
- Congress leaders joined the agitation, alleging the SIR exercise disenfranchised 13 crore voters to benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ; the Election Commission denies these claims.
- Police detained demonstrators in both cities while CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a 'Jail Bharo Andolan' after authorities denied permission for the Gandhi Jayanti protest at Shivaji Park.
- The INDIA bloc plans district-level 'Save Democracy' marches through October 8, while Opposition MPs will stage a massive demonstration at the Election Commission in New Delhi on October 6.
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The protest organized by the political-satiric group Cockroach Janta Party (People's Party of Boats) began in Mumbai to demand the resignation of the president of the Indian electoral commission, Gyanesh Kumar: it is reported by several local media,... (ANSA)
A survey published last month by the daily The Indian Express reported irregularities during a major revision of the electoral lists, which led to the removal of millions of names. The Electoral Commission (ECI), long considered one of the country's most respected institutions often called "the largest democracy in the world", rejected any accusation of irregularity in this process. Opposition officials accused Gyanese Kumar, the president of th…
Asian youth mobilize in the face of a deployment of hundreds of police after the 48-hour ultimatum demanding the departure of Kumar for alleged voter registration irregularities
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