Dipke claimed that more than 13 crore votes had been deleted from electoral rolls and warned that the CJP would launch a nationwide agitation if Kumar did not resign within 48 hours.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, calling him the “biggest anti-national” and alleging that he poses a threat to India’s democracy.
We won’t step back till the time Gyanesh Kumar resigns,” he said. “If within 48 hours Gyanesh Kumar doesn’t resign, the Cockroach Janata Party will start a nationwide agitation.
Addressing a press conference, Dipke said the party would begin a nationwide protest campaign if its demand was not met.
Dipke alleged that a report concerning the Election Commission had raised serious questions about the functioning of the poll body and accused Kumar of acting against democratic principles. This is not a small number. Why is this being done? He claimed there was a pattern behind the developments affecting several opposition leaders. “We have no particular affinity for the opposition or any specific party. But in a democracy, if you wipe out the entire opposition, can it still be called a democracy? Is it a free and fair election?” he questioned.
Is Gyanesh Kumar deleting them intentionally to widen that 2% gap so that they never lose office? Pinarayi Vijayan would have won, but due to the deletion of votes in Kerala, he did not become the Chief Minister. “In total, more than 13 crore votes have been deleted. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the margin between the opposition and the ruling party (NDA) was just 2%. Deleting 13 crore votes is equivalent to deleting roughly 13% to 14% of the total votes. Dipke alleged that regional political leaders were targeted and defeated one by one after the BJP failed to secure a majority on its own in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. “In West Bengal, 50,000 votes were deleted from Mamata Banerjee’s constituency, and she lost by a margin of around 15,000 votes. In MK Stalin’s constituency, 100,000 votes were deleted, and he lost by about 45,000 votes. In Delhi, 40,000 votes were deleted from Arvind Kejriwal’s constituency, and he lost by a margin of 4000-5000 votes.
What was the need to delete so many votes?” he said. Was this move designed solely to eliminate strong opposition figures?” he said.
