CEC row LIVE: CJP, Congress to organise separate protests today
CJP's Dipke demanded that the CEC appointment process be transparent, and said there should be involvement of civil society
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader, Abhijeet Dipke, has called for the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and threatened to mobilize nationwide protests if he does not comply by the end of October. Dipke's political faction, the CJP, is not planning to participate in the Opposition's planned protest against the Election Commission on October 6.
The party maintains its independence as a distinct movement. Dipke's demand for Kumar's resignation stems from the CJP's criticism of the CEC's handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process for electoral rolls. This process led to the objection of at least 14 decisions by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, some of which were reportedly made without their awareness.
Dipke was apprehended in Marine Drive, a popular spot in Mumbai, following a police encounter. The police informed Dipke about his identity and hometown during the transfer of him to the Marine Drive police station in a van.
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