{
  "id": 13504178,
  "title": "Cockroach Janta Party, Gyanesh Kumar & The Battle Over Democracy, Dissent & Voters’ Rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/cockroach-janta-party-gyanesh-kumar-the-battle-over-democracy-dissent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T19:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/cockroach-janta-party-gyanesh-kumar-the-battle-over-democracy-dissent-voters-rights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Cockroach Janta Party, led by Abhijeet Dipke, has pledged daily protests at Jantar Mantar until Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is removed from office. Dipke, a Dalit and Ambedkarite, has faced threats of arrest under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and has suggested that if he were Muslim, like Umar Khalid, he would likely have been arrested as well. Despite the government's attempts to stifle dissent, the party vows to persist, drawing inspiration from Gandhian principles and the fables of Arun Kolatkar and George Orwell.",
  "summary": "One cannot rule out the possibility of Abhijeet Dipke, like Umar Khalid before him, getting arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Although the act applies to terrorism and radicalization, the government can always extend its application to apply to street protests. When Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party, he is reported to have said that if he were a Muslim, like…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}