The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) announced a large‑scale rally at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged poll‑rigging and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of the voters list. Delhi police refused permission, saying the group violated protest rules in a prior CJP demonstration, and the authority labeled the gathering illegal.
The centre responded by deploying additional security, erecting barricades around the site and restricting metro and train services. CJP reiterated that the protest will proceed as scheduled and its members will remain in the city until Kumar steps down. Pressure‑group founder Abhijeet Dipke urged supporters on X to assemble as planned.
