CJP gives 48-hour ultimatum to CEC over SIR row

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, warning of nationwide protests if he does not. Dipke accused Kumar of undermining voter rights and rigging the electoral process, stating that citizens are being denied their right to vote.

He called Kumar the biggest threat to Indian democracy and demanded criminal proceedings against him. Dipke also argued that Opposition parties should reconsider participating in elections if they believe the process is being manipulated, adding that democracy means the people elect the government, not the government deciding who may vote.

The controversy stems from objections raised by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over decisions in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The EC has denied allegations of manipulation.