CJP founder calls for Modi government's ouster in 2029 at Kochi protest
At a protest in Kochi, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke urged the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and said the Modi-led government should be voted out in the 2029 general election.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke addressed a gathering in Kochi on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Dipke said the Narendra Modi-led central government should be removed through the democratic electoral system, adding that “Modi will go out in 2029.”
"I want to make one thing clear. Any change in government must occur through the democratic electoral system, even if we have to wait till the 2029 elections," Dipke said while carrying a tricolour.
He questioned the importance of the election commissioner to the prime minister and criticized the use of state forces against youth protests in Delhi. Dipke also referenced past political rhetoric, noting that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had not employed similar tactics.
The protest, named ‘Jantar Mantar @ Kochi’, attracted hundreds of youths and civil-rights activists. Actor-activist Prakash Raj led a march from Marine Drive to Rajendra Maidan, and speakers included CPI(M) leader P. Rajeeve, writer N.S. Madhavan, former MP Sebastian Paul, lawyer Kaleeswaram Raj, and representatives of student organisations SFI, AISF and AISA.
The BJP had previously described the CJP as anarchist, a claim Dipke rejected, saying it aligned with the interests of the Sangh Parivar. He also said the central government's security measures ahead of a planned CJP protest in Delhi demonstrated fear.