CJP Bengaluru protest LIVE updates: ‘Ek kachori do samosa’ slogans shouted; CJP celebrates Dhruv Rathee’s birthday

CJP protest LIVE: Members of the CJP on Thursday staged a “Chappal protest” here condemning crimes against women and demanded safety and appropriate action.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and spokesperson Saurav Das joined the protest and expressed solidarity with women and the protesters raised slogans of “Azadi” (freedom), “Ek kachori, do samosa”, and “Mahila mange Azadi.”

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CJP protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and spokesperson Saurav Das joined the ‘chappal protest’ and expressed solidarity with women and the protesters raised slogans of “Azadi” (freedom), “Ek kachori, do samosa”, and “Mahila mange Azadi.”

Demanding the right to live safely and exercise their rights without fear, women carried posters that read “Fight like a girl, they say, so we are here”, and “Scrap SIR, Save Democracy.”

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CJP protest LIVE: All liquor shops in Delhi will remain shut for the next two days, October 9 and 10, in view of the protest planned by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The Delhi government said the outlets were being shut to maintain “public order”.

“In view of the prevailing situation and inputs received from Delhi Police, as a preventive measure aimed at maintaining public order, it is hereby ordered that all retail liquor vends with licenses in Form L6, L6 & L6FG, L8, L10 and L8 & L14 operating in Delhi will be completely closed on 09.10.2026 and 10.10.2026,” the order from Delhi’s department of excise entertainment and luxury tax said.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE: Alongside the anti-CEC stir, the CJP also stage a ‘chappal protest’ at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Thursday, condemning crimes against women and demanded safety and appropriate action.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and spokesperson Saurav Das joined the protest and expressed solidarity with women and the protesters raised slogans of “Azadi” (freedom), “Ek kachori, do samosa”, and “Mahila mange Azadi.”

Demanding the right to live safely and exercise their rights without fear, women carried posters that read “Fight like a girl, they say, so we are here”, and “Scrap SIR, Save Democracy.”

While many waved the national flag, one of the protesters held a chappal and said women should use it against those who try to suppress them. The protesters said safety was not only a woman’s right but also the government’s responsibility.

The protesters expressed solidarity with women who were allegedly assaulted recently during an agitation in Delhi against alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise.

Several women joined the protest after taking time off from their work and some brought their children too.

“This protest is in solidarity with all the women. This is about being treated as women and as human beings. We are human and deserve equal rights. We should neither be treated as second-class citizens nor as goddesses. We stand in solidarity with child brides, women who have been murdered or raped, victims of dowry-related crimes and every other form of violence. We want equal rights for women,” said Nivedita, a volunteer with CJP.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE: While participating in CJP’s anti-CEC stir, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee also celebrated his birthday as he was seen cutting a cake alongside CJP leaders like Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. Ranka shared a video of the cake cutting and wrote, “ Also, it’s our man’s birthday today!”

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE: Members of the CJP on Thursday staged a “Chappal protest” here condemning crimes against women and demanded safety and appropriate action.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and spokesperson Saurav Das joined the protest and expressed solidarity with women and the protesters raised slogans of “Azadi” (freedom), “Ek kachori, do samosa”, and “Mahila mange Azadi.”

Demanding the right to live safely and exercise their rights without fear, women carried posters that read “Fight like a girl, they say, so we are here”, and “Scrap SIR, Save Democracy.”

While many waved the national flag, one of the protesters held a chappal and said women should use it against those who try to suppress them. The protesters said safety was not only a woman’s right but also the government’s responsibility.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Actor-activist Prakash Raj on Thursday demanded scrapping the SIR exercise, alleging it was not merely about deletion of votes, but an attack on the dignity and rights of citizens.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar is “acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah,” he alleged, addressing a protest christened ‘people’s tribunal,’ held by civil societies and the CJP here against the SIR.

Raj hitting out at the Centre, and the EC for “insulting the voters”, said politicians approached voters every five years seeking their blessings and votes, but they were now being forced to seeks restoration of their votes.

“Who are they to take away our votes? This is serious wrongdoing,” he alleged, raising slogans of “Vote chor, gaddi chor.”

Raj said the issue was not simply about the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but about scrapping the SIR.

“Our fight is not merely for the resignation of Kumar. Even if he goes, another person, Agyanesh Kumar, may come in his place. That’s not what we want. We want the SIR to be scrapped totally,” he said.
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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Founder of the Cockroach Janata Party Abhijit Dipke on Thursday alleged that voter deletions under the SIR were aimed at disenfranchising those opposed to the BJP and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC of “undermining” democracy.

Speaking at the “People’s Tribunal” organised by various civil society groups in Bengaluru, which was attended by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor-activist Prakash Raj, Dipke said people whose names had allegedly been deleted from electoral rolls were present at the event to demonstrate that they were alive.

“Narendra Modi became Prime Minister by deleting and stealing votes, he charged.

Dipke said, “People who were declared dead are standing here alive. So the death that has taken place is not the death of these people. It is the death of the democracy of this country.”
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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: More and more people are joining the CJP’s protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: “Bengaluru said we’re here”, the CJP wrote in a post on X as the youth-led movement shared a video of the crowd raising slogans at the protest.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday alleged that voter deletions under the SIR were aimed at disenfranchising those opposed to the BJP and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC of “undermining” democracy.

Speaking at the “People’s Tribunal” organised by various civil society groups in Bengaluru, which was attended by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor-activist Prakash Raj, Dipke said people whose names had allegedly been deleted from electoral rolls were present at the event to demonstrate that they were alive.

“Narendra Modi became Prime Minister by deleting and stealing votes, he charged.

Dipke said, “People who were declared dead are standing here alive. So the death that has taken place is not the death of these people. It is the death of the democracy of this country.”

The CJP founder alleged that Election Commission officials, including Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, had deleted the votes of people at the alleged direction of Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: “Who are they to take away our votes? This is serious wrongdoing,” actor Prakash Raj alleged, raising slogans of “Vote chor, gaddi chor.”

Raj said the issue was not simply about the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but about scrapping the SIR.

“Our fight is not merely for the resignation of Kumar. Even if he goes, another person, Agyanesh Kumar, may come in his place. That’s not what we want. We want the SIR to be scrapped totally,” he said.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Actor-activist Prakash Raj on Thursday demanded scrapping the SIR exercise, alleging it was not merely about deletion of votes, but an attack on the dignity and rights of citizens.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar is “acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah,” he alleged, addressing a protest christened ‘people’s tribunal,’ held by civil societies and the CJP here against the SIR.

Raj hitting out at the Centre, and the EC for “insulting the voters”, said politicians approached voters every five years seeking their blessings and votes, but they were now being forced to seeks restoration of their votes.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Forty-two former judges and retired veterans of constitutional office have expressed concern over what they described as a sustained campaign against the Election Commission of India, the judiciary and other constitutional institutions.

In an open letter, the signatories said they had no political brief and were speaking out because “silence is no longer a neutral choice”. They alleged that constitutional bodies were facing attacks driven by political interests and warned of the consequences of undermining public trust in the country’s democratic institutions. “Our concern is grave. India’s constitutional bodies are under sustained attack. The Election Commission of India stands at the centre of this assault,” the letter read.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: “Error 404 – Name Not Found”, and “It’s done bro, resign sir” and “Don’t erase us, hear us,” were among the slogans found on posters waved by protesters at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park.

Some protesters also raised slogans like “Dictatorship will not be tolerated”, “vote theft”, “Gyanesh Kumar Gaddi leave your chair.”

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Protesters at CJP’s Bengaluru protest at Freedom Park are demanding rolling back of the SIR as ‘SIR band karo’ slogans resonated through the protest site. CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor Prakash Raj were at the stage raising the slogans with the crowd.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: CJP founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “murdering democracy and vote theft,” and said protests will go on till CEC Gyanesh Kumar resigns from his post.

Presiding over a protest held by civil society group and CJP here against SIR, he alleged that voter deletions under the Special Intensive Revision were aimed at disenfranchising those opposed to the BJP and accused PM Modi and the Election Commission of murdering democracy and causing vote theft.

“We will hit the streets, reclaim democracy and continue agitation till the CEC resigns,” he added.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: YouTuber Druv Rathee raised questions on SIR process in Bengal, UP and Bihar and said that PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar can answer these questions. “ I would want to tell this to BJP voters too that voting is a right. The BJP supporters are not convinced of ‘vote chori’ claims.” Rathee said as he asked as how 70 lakh people in Bengal were removed before elections and added back afterwards.

“What happened in Bihar? Over 40 lakh names were deleted but Gyanesh Kumar didn’t say a word until the Supreme Court asked these names to be made public,” he said. He alleged that 14 lakh names were added suddenly in Uttar Pradesh “Who are these people? While in goa, even though EROs wanted to add, ECI didn’t allow,” he said.

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Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: In a post shared on X by Cockroach Janta Party, Dipke was seen raising a ‘new’ slogan, ‘One..two..three…four…Narendra Modi vote chor’, with the protestors.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke accused PM Modi of ‘murdering democracy’ and ‘vote theft’ at Bengaluru SIR protest, as per PTI.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: According to PTI, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke vowed to intensify Bengaluru protest, said, “We will hit the streets, reclaim democracy and continue the protest until the CEC resigns”

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: In a video shared by Abhijeet Dipke on X, the audience can be seen chanting ‘vote chor, gaddi chor’, with Dhruv Rathee, at the protest against Gyanesh Kumar.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: CJP’s Saurav Das posted a picture on X of the Freedom Park protest cheering, “Bengaluru shows up! Gyanu, it’s done bro.”

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: Speaking at the Freedom Park protest, Dhruv Rathee alleged ‘zero transparency, zero accountability’ from Election Commission at Bengaluru SIR protest, PTI reports.

Bengaluru CJP protest LIVE updates: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, addressing protesters during the SIR demonstration in Bengaluru on Thursday, said his participation was not aimed at bringing about any change in government. Clarifying his position, Rathee said, “I have not come here for regime change,” as he spoke at the protest against the ongoing SIR exercise.