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India's 'cockroach' movement to protest from Oct. 2 if poll chief does not quit by Saturday
The youth-led party cited alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions and demanded an independent inquiry, repeal of the 2023 appointments law and a halt to the exercise.
- On Thursday, September 24, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign within 48 hours, threatening nationwide agitation and Delhi sit-ins if the CEC failed to step down.
- These demands followed The Indian Express reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times in 10 months to unilateral decisions by Kumar concerning Special Intensive Revision procedures.
- Opposition figures allege the Special Intensive Revision process excluded around 130 million voters, with critics claiming illegal alterations to Form 6 created barriers for young, first-time voters without legislative approval or notification.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition figures called for Kumar's prosecution, while nationwide protests resulted in arrests and police deploying water cannons in Bihar and Assam.
- Despite facing credibility challenges, the Election Commission maintains that all decisions, including voter roll revisions, were unanimous and lawful, while opposition parties persist in demanding an independent inquiry into its functioning.
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