Kochi, November 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said his party would continue its campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Addressing the ‘Jantar Mantar at Kochi’ protest against the SIR exercise, Dipke criticised the Centre’s handling of the agitation, calling it cowardly.
Earlier, speaking to reporters at Kochi airport, he said the campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would continue until an independent and impartial electoral system was established.
Dipke alleged that elections conducted under the present CEC could not be trusted and were being manipulated to benefit one political party. He also claimed that voter deletions were taking place across the country and that no state had been left untouched by the SIR exercise.
Questioning the appointment of a former Kerala Chief Electoral Officer as secretary to the Chief Minister, he said such appointments raised concerns about the impartiality of the electoral system.
Actor Prakash Raj also joined the protest, which was attended by hundreds of activists, civil rights campaigners and citizens.
Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dipke said he could never stand alongside Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi or become greater than Nehru, regardless of how long he remained in power.
He also accused Modi of surrendering before US President Donald Trump and “selling” India, while questioning the government’s allegations that the CJP received foreign contributions.
Dipke said he had gone to jail for hoisting the national flag and would continue carrying the Tricolour across the country. Predicting that Modi would lose power in 2029, he said the change would come through elections.
Rejecting the description of CJP activists as anarchists, Dipke called them “Ambedkarites”. He also claimed to have addressed more than 50 press conferences in three months, while alleging that the Prime Minister had not faced the media even once.
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