Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), said on 9 October that a planned 10 October demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar would go ahead. His movement and opposition groups are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the revision of electoral rolls.
Opposition parties allege that the exercise excludes eligible voters and favours the BJP. The Election Commission and government deny political bias. The commission says its figures concern a draft review and people wrongly removed can register again. Delhi Police said the CJP lacked permission for the planned protest, Reuters reported.
The current demand is separate from Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister, reported on 25 July after earlier student protests. Reports dated 9 October describe demands for Kumar to step down, not an announced resignation.