Gyanu must go: CJP backs INDIA bloc's Nov 1 rally seeking Gyanesh Kumar's exit

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has backed the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, accusing the poll body’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of undermining electoral democracy and raising concerns over the exclusion of eligible voters.Asserting “Gyanu must go”, the party said Kumar had lost the trust required to oversee free and fair elections and called for the Election Commission’s credibility and independence to be restored.In a statement, the CJP said the fundamental principle of democracy was that people chose their government, not the other way around. It argued that the SIR exercise had undermined this principle by raising concerns over the removal of eligible voters from electoral rolls.GYANU MUST GO! The Cockroach Janta Party extends its support to the INDIA Bloc’s November 1 rally. Nation above all! #JaiBhim #JaiHind https://t.co/jbSsRQeHEw— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) October 28, 2026“The fundamental principle of democracy is that people get to choose their government, not that the government gets to choose its voters,” the party said, adding that Kumar’s resignation was necessary to restore public trust in the Election Commission.CJP INVOKES AMBEDKAR’S VISION OF DEMOCRACYThe CJP invoked the role of Dr BR Ambedkar in framing the Constitution, arguing that every adult citizen received an equal right to vote regardless of caste, religion, gender, education or economic background.The party said Ambedkar, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and other makers of the Constitution placed their faith in the people at a time when millions of Indians had never participated in an election.“Democracy could only succeed when every citizen had an equal say in deciding the country’s future,” the CJP said, adding that the principle was to bring more citizens into democracy rather than exclude them.RAHUL GANDHI BACKED CJP, DIPKE RESPONDED WITH ‘THANK YOU’

The CJP’s support for the INDIA bloc’s rally comes weeks after a rare public exchange between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke. Rahul had backed a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar after CJP leaders were arrested, saying, “Waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar in a peaceful protest is not a crime. Jailing youth for it is an act of cowardice.” Although Rahul did not name the CJP in his post on X, Dipke responded with a “thank you”.