CJP protesters in Chennai demand election commissioner’s resignation

The Cockroach Janata Party staged a protest in Chennai on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration, held near Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, formed part of what the party described as a countrywide agitation. CJP Tamil Nadu coordinator Selva Karthik accused Kumar of corrupt and illegal actions.

Karthik told reporters that protests were also taking place in other parts of the country. He argued that although voting rights were guaranteed by the Constitution, circumstances had emerged in which those rights could be taken away. He said more than 1.2 million voters had been removed from the electoral rolls during the 2026 Assembly elections.

He also pointed to about 46 constituencies where the winning margin was below 5,000 votes. Karthik claimed that if appeals were made, about two million people could still be restored to the rolls. The source material does not include a response from the Election Commission to the allegations.

The protest was reported on October 2, 2026, amid the party’s wider criticism of election administration. The CJP described the demonstration as part of an effort to draw attention to what it considers threats to citizens’ voting rights. The claims made at the protest remain allegations attributed to the party’s state coordinator.

The supplied report provides no independent verification of the number of removed voters or the party’s assessment of the electoral process.