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'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
Opposition parties and the Cockroach Janta Party say the Special Intensive Revision has removed 130 million names and threatens free and fair elections.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, thousands gathered at Mumbai's Shivaji Park and New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Tensions escalated after an Indian Express investigation revealed Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised at least 14 formal objections over 10 months to SIR decisions, fueling opposition claims the revision process lacked consensus and oversight.
- Congress leaders allege the SIR exercise removed 3.4 million names, accusing the Election Commission of "vote theft," while the commission maintains all decisions were unanimous and lawful, designed to remove ineligible voters.
- Police detained protesters in New Delhi and Mumbai while Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a "Jail Bharo Andolan" after authorities denied permission for the Shivaji Park gathering.
- The INDIA bloc announced "Save Democracy" marches from October 2 to 8, with opposition parties and youth movements vowing to maintain pressure on the Election Commission until Kumar resigns.
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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)
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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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Total News Sources135
Leaning Left20Leaning Right24Center23Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right
L 30%
C 34%
R 36%
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