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'Supported when They Were Weak, now...': Sonam Wangchuk on CJP's Protest Call Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Wangchuk said the protest deserves support as election officials face scrutiny over voter roll decisions and accountability in the electoral process.

  • On Sunday, activist Sonam Wangchuk backed the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed October 2 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, emphasizing that electoral process improvements are vital for democracy.
  • Wangchuk's support follows an Indian Express report revealing Election Commissioners Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
  • Responding to the controversy, the Election Commission on Saturday asserted all decisions relating to SIR received unanimous approval from all three commissioners. Wangchuk said, "If the election process is spoiled, then what is left of democracy?"
  • Opposition parties in the INDIA Bloc plan a meeting in Delhi on September 30 to discuss a coordinated response, while the CJP protest begins in Mumbai on October 2 seeking accountability.
  • Wangchuk described October 2 as a "very sacred day" marking Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary and demanded the government fulfill promises like the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh, linking electoral integrity to democratic survival.
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Latestly broke the news in Mumbai, India on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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