{
  "id": 11235759,
  "title": "Mumbai CJP Plans October 2 Protest Seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation, Warns Of Nationwide Agitation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mumbai-cjp-plans-october-2-protest-seeking-cec-gyanesh-kumars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:49:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-cjp-plans-october-2-protest-seeking-cec-gyanesh-kumars-resignation-warns-of-nationwide-agitation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has announced a protest on October 2 at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Dipke vowed that the CJP would continue to hold protests in states such as Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand if Kumar does not step down. The party also plans to march at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi at the end of October. Dipke has accused Kumar of excluding millions of voters from electoral rolls since 2023 and demanded a transparent appointment process with civil society participation. He also called for freezing the 2025 electoral roll and alleged that the government is manipulating who can remain on the voters' list. Dipke challenged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying any attempt to arrest protesters during the Mumbai agitation would be a mistake.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and threatened to launch protests across the country if the demand is not met. Speaking at an interaction with the media, Dipke said the CJP would stage a protest at Shivaji Park in Dadar on October 2 seeking Kumar’s resignation. He also demanded that…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "CJP's Abhijeet Dipke Chooses Mumbai's Shivaji Park To Launch Nationwide Agitation Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/cjps-abhijeet-dipke-chooses-mumbais-shivaji-park-to-launch-nationwide",
        "published": "2026-10-01T17:16:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}