Watch Video: Jantar Mantar 2.0 will definitely happen if CEC Gyanesh Kumar dosen't resign in 48 hours, says CJP’s Dipke

Cockroach Janta Party CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and warned that his organisation would launch a nationwide protest if the CEC does not step down within 48 hoursldquoJantar Mantar 20 will definitely happen if CEC Gyanesh Kumar doesnrsquot resignrdquo Dipke said referring to the protests previously organised by the CJP at Delhirsquos Jantar Mantar reported the PTICJPrsquos Dipke Saurav Das along with their team on Thursday addressed a press conference on in Delhi amid the Election Commission rowThe statement comes amid a growing political controversy over the Election Commissionrsquos Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls A recent news report stated that more than 13 crore names had been struck off draft electoral rolls across 30 states and Union TerritoriesCEC Gyanesh Kumar is the biggest Anti National in this countryHe should resign immediately pictwittercomNXx68NShPmmdash Cockroach Janta Party CJP Cockroachisback September 24 2026Dipke alleges over 13 crore names deletedAccording to the ANI Dipke alleged that more than 13 crore names had been deleted from electoral rolls and questioned whether such action was consistent with democratic principlesldquoThis is not a small numberrdquo he said claiming that the alleged deletions represented around 1314 per cent of the electorateHe also questioned whether the exercise could have an impact on the electoral contest between the ruling alliance and the OppositionHowever the allegations about the purpose or intent behind the deletions have not been independently establishedThe Election Commission has maintained that decisions relating to the SIR exercise were taken with the approval of all three Election CommissionersClaims about Opposition leadersDipke also alleged that large numbers of voters had been removed from constituencies associated with prominent Opposition leadersHe claimed that 50000 names were deleted from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeersquos constituency 1 lakh from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalinrsquos constituency and 40000 from former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalrsquos constituency as per the ANIDipke questioned whether the alleged deletions were linked to the electoral prospects of Opposition leaders and said the figures indicated what he described as a patternThese specific claims were made by Dipke and have not been independently established in the material reviewed for this reportCJP signals nationwide protestsDipke warned that the CJP would take its campaign against the Election Commission to the streets if Kumar does not resign the news agency reportedThe organisation had already signalled a renewed focus on electoral reforms and voting rightsOn Wednesday Dipke posted on X announcing a Delhi press conference and wrote ldquoElection Commission Thik Karo Important PC tomorrow in Delhi Gyanesh itrsquos done brordquoThe CJP said its latest campaign would focus on the functioning of the Election Commission and protection of the right to voteDebate over SIR intensifiesThe controversy follows a report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections on record on several occasions over aspects of the poll panels functioning including issues connected with the SIR process reported the ANIAccording to reports the objections covered issues relating to voter registration deletion and restoration of names and changes to procedures for new votersElection Commission sources however said that decisions taken by the poll panel including those concerning SIR had the approval of all three Election Commissioners as per the ANIwith PTI and ANI inputs