CJP targets CEC, says ready for 3-month stir; AAP, Left lead protest in Delhi, over 500 detained

CJP targets CEC, notes ready for 3-month stir; AAP, Left lead protest in Delhi, over 500 detained The CJP leader criticised the SIR exercise and invoked Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, and Jawaharlal Nehru to emphasise the importance of Constitutional rights and.

What happened

6 min read Mumbai, New Delhi Updated: Oct 3, 2026 03: 45 AM IST.

In Mumbai, CJP national convener Abhijeet Dipke was joined by Hindi film industry personalities such as actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, singer Vishal Dadlani, and director Vishal Bharadwaj. (Express Photo).

Thousands joined protests in Mumbai and Delhi on Friday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar against the backdrop of questions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. While the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led the demonstration in Mumbai's Shivaji Park. It went off peacefully, 550 individuals were detained in the national Capital as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, Left student outfits, and civil society members tried to produce their way to Jantar Mantar.

The bottom line

In short, CJP targets CEC, says ready for 3-month stir; AAP, Left lead protest is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.