Something unusual is happening on the streets of India. It began as a battle over electoral rolls, the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR. But from Bengaluru’s Freedom Park to the roads around Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the protests are beginning to acquire a character that goes beyond political parties and Parliament.Continue Reading
At a moment when Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition are on the streets demanding answers from the Election Commission, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has invoked the very foundations on which that demand rests: fair elections, accountable government, transparent institutions and the supremacy of the Constitution. Senior BJP leaderContinue Reading
Bengaluru woke to a political surprise on Thursday as Dhruv Rathee stepped into the spotlight, joining the growing mobilisation against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and putting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar squarely at the centre of the protest. October 8, 2026: YouTuber and political commentator DhruvContinue Reading
CJP, the Cockroach Janta Party, has emerged as one of the most unusual political movements in the growing campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. But as CJP protests continue across India, an important question is increasingly being asked:Continue Reading
Gandhi Jayanti is witnessing an unusual political confrontation across two of India’s biggest cities, with Delhi and Mumbai becoming centres of protest over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Continue Reading
The confrontation over India’s electoral rolls has entered a more intense phase, with Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), putting forward three demands centred on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners.Continue Reading
The events around October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, are beginning to look less like a single protest and more like a widening national mobilisation around questions of electoral integrity, voting rights and the functioning of the Election Commission.Continue Reading
JANTAR MANTAR HEAVILY BARRICADED AS PROTESTS ERUPT OVER GYANESH KUMARContinue Reading
At its press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) turned its full attention to the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, delivering a blunt ultimatum: He has to resign within 48 hours!Continue Reading
A fresh political storm has erupted over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke launching a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Continue Reading
