Cockroach Janata Party schedules anti-SIR protest in Kochi for Nov. 7
The Cockroach Janata Party announced a demonstration in Kochi on November 7 to demand the cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, following recent arrests of its leaders in Delhi.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) said it will hold an anti-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) protest in Kochi, Kerala, on November 7. The rally, titled “Save Democracy! Cancel SIR!”, is set for 4 p.m. at Rajendra Maidan.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke will take part in the event, accompanied by Vijay Mallangi, the party’s south-zone lead, and Aafreen Nawaz, its national secretary.
The demonstration follows the arrest of several CJP leaders in Delhi, including Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were detained while attempting to protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise. After Jantar Mantar was denotified as a protest site, Ranka and Das breached the area, were arrested, and later released after agreeing not to organise further protests there.
CJP previously expressed support for the INDIA bloc’s march in Delhi on November 1 but did not attend the Rahul Gandhi-led rally at Ramlila Maidan.