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CJP demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar resign within 48 hours, warns of 'Jantar Mantar 2.0'

24 Sept 2026 · 2 outlets · 1 min read

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  1. The CJP launched an 'Election Commission Thik Karo' (Fix the Election Commission) campaign with a 48-hour deadline for the CEC.
  2. It wants an independent probe into SIR decisions, a halt to SIR exclusions and repeal of the 2023 law on appointing election commissioners.
  3. The Election Commission said its members' notes were part of normal decision-making and that final decisions were unanimous.

At a Delhi press conference on 24 September 2026, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke demanded that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar resign within 48 hours or face a nationwide protest ending in Delhi. The demand followed an Indian Express report that two Election Commissioners had objected on record to decisions taken during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. The Election Commission said differing views were a normal part of its deliberations.

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✓Verified

Two of the three Election Commissioners formally objected to decisions being taken without their knowledge or approval.

Said by Abhijeet Dipke

The Indian Express reported internal notes in which Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times. The Commission acknowledged the notes but described them as part of deliberation.

The Indian Express
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Differing views are a normal part of deliberation, and the Commission's decisions were unanimous.

Said by Election Commission of India

The two Commissioners' notes say some decisions were taken without their knowledge. The Commission's statement did not say who approved the disputed change to Form 6, the form new voters fill.

The Indian Express
In their own words

What each side says

CJP

Dipke said the burden is on the Commission to show every exclusion from the rolls is lawful and transparent, and that it must explain who authorised the decisions the two Commissioners objected to.

The Indian Express
Election Commission

The Commission said all SIR orders were issued with approval of all three commissioners, and that letters the two commissioners sent to the Cabinet Secretary concerned an officer on deputation, not Commission policy.

The Indian Express · ETV Bharat (PTI)
Honest gaps

Not yet known

  • ?Whether Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi will speak publicly about their recorded objections.
  • ?Who authorised the July 2026 change to the online Form 6.
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2 outlets across the spectrum. Leanings are a rough guide to who reported it, not a verdict on accuracy.

  1. The Indian ExpressThe 'cockroaches' are back: Why CJP is taking on the Election Commission
  2. The Indian ExpressECI responds to commissioners' objections
  3. ETV Bharat (PTI)Election Commission Dubs CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Purported Resignation Letter 'Fake'

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