CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke indicated that the outfit will take up the issue of reforms in the Election Commission as a major row erupted after differences in the Election Commission with two election commissioners repeatedly dissenting over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls spilled into the open on Wednesday.
Opposition calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal after report on Election Commissioners’ dissent
CJP to address ECI reforms and defend voting rights amid criticism of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition demands removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Election Commissioners’ dissent on electoral process and alleged illegal changes. Opposition parties on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) sought the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had formally recorded objections at least 14 times over the last 10 months. Earlier reporting noted: CJP to take up issue of ECI reforms as CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces flak The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has been running campaigns on issues like school infrastructure and tribal education , on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) said such efforts would not bring any change if people’s right to vote were compromised, calling the protection of elections the key to addressing other problems facing the country.
The two ECs said major decisions were being made in the name of the full Election Commission without their knowledge, several of which they called “unauthorised and illegal”. Earlier reporting noted: The CJP has cancelled its programmes scheduled for Thursday (September 24, 2026) and said its leadership would address a press conference in Delhi on the “Hijacking of India’s Democracy” at noon. Das said the CJP could continue its campaigns on schools, unemployment, infrastructure and examination irregularities, but these would ultimately serve little purpose if people are unable to exercise their right to vote and change the system through elections.
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