Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Thursday (October 1, 2026) that the group will hold a protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday (October 2). The protesters’ main demands include the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the filing of criminal charges against him.
CJP has also sought that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll be frozen and that the process to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner be made transparent with civil society participation. After Mumbai, the group will hold protests in six other cities, concluding at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi by the end of October. CJP to protest in Mumbai against CEC, demanding resignation, SIR roll freeze, and transparent CEC appointment, amid political tensions. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was briefly detained at Marine Drive police station after police spotted him with placards along the iconic promenade. Mr. “A team which included a woman inspector approached Dipke and escorted him to Marine Drive police station in a van. PTI
Dipke had gathered at Marine Drive along with a group of supporters holding placards, an official said. The woman officer asked him about his identity and hometown during the ride to the police station,” the official said.
