{
  "id": 11340972,
  "title": "India News Live Update 2 October 2026: Cockroach Janta Party To Protest In Mumbai On Friday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/india-news-live-update-2-october-2026-cockroach-janta-party-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-live-update-2-october-2026-cockroach-janta-party-protest-mumbai-gandhi-jayanti-ncert-election-commision-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-10903294/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced plans to protest in Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Friday, October 2. Founder Abhijeet Dipke revealed this demand on Thursday. The protest is focused on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, criminal charges against him, and a freeze on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll. CJP is also advocating for more transparency in the election commissioner appointment process, including input from civil society. This protest is the first in a series across seven cities, leading to a final demonstration at Delhi's Jantar Mantar later in the month.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Cockroach Janta Party plans Mumbai protest on October 2",
    "Protests demand EC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and freeze on SIR roll",
    "First of seven-city protests leading to final Delhi demonstration"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party in Mumbai marks a push for accountability in election oversight, targeting the Chief Election Commissioner and seeking a more transparent appointment process.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}