Abhijeet Dipke Gives Poll Chief 48 Hours to Quit or Face Protests

Cockroach Janta Party – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of India’s Cockroach Janta Party, has given Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar 48 hours to resign. He warned that his youth movement will start protests across the country if the deadline passes.

Dipke spoke at a press conference on Thursday. He said the group will not step back until Kumar leaves his post.

The demand follows a report in the Indian Express on Wednesday. The newspaper said two election commissioners had raised questions or shared concerns with Kumar at least 14 times in 10 months.

Most of these concerns were linked to the process of updating voter lists. That work began last year.

The two commissioners named in the report are Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. Kumar is the third member of the panel and serves as its chief because he is the most senior. Neither Sandhu nor Joshi replied to Reuters when asked for comment.

The report has caused a political storm. Opposition parties have long said the voter lists were changed to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). They also say the election commission is biased.

If CEC Gyanesh Kumar doesn’t resign in 48 hours, we will start a nationwide agitation.

Gyanesh Kumar Isteefa Do! pic.twitter.com/mzsU8i5pft

— Cockroach Janta Party – CJP (@Cockroachisback) September 24, 2026

The Election Commission of India has rejected these claims. In a statement on Wednesday, it said differences of opinion are a normal part of discussion in any institution. It added that such views help shape a final decision and that all its actions were lawful.

The Congress party, the main opposition force, has also stepped up. It announced protest marches to all state election offices on Friday. Its demands are strong. It wants Kumar removed from office and arrested. It also wants an independent review of every decision and voter list change made under him.

Opposition leaders have accused the panel of deleting the names of millions of voters without warning. They also say new voters were added without proper checks.

The BJP has defended the commission. It says the opposition is running a smear campaign because it keeps losing elections. Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said on Wednesday that no constitutional body in India works under dictatorial rule and that all of them function democratically.

The Cockroach Janta Party is not a small voice at this moment. Its youth protests in July led to the resignation of Modi’s education minister over exam paper leaks. That was one of the biggest political setbacks for Modi since he took power in 2014.

Now Abhijeet Dipke and his supporters are using the same pressure tactic. Their focus has moved from exam leaks to the trust people place in the voting process.

All eyes are now on the 48-hour deadline. Kumar has not resigned, and the election commission did not immediately answer a request for comment from Reuters.

If the deadline ends without a resignation, the country may see another round of large street protests. For many voters, the bigger question is simple: can they trust the voter lists?