{"id":28511,"date":"2026-09-25T07:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28511"},"modified":"2026-09-25T07:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:08:43","slug":"nationwide-protests-from-october-2-if-gyanesh-doesnt-resign-by-saturday-cjps-dipke-amid-sir-row-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28511","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide protests from October 2 if Gyanesh doesn&#8217;t resign by Saturday: CJP&#8217;s Dipke amid SIR row | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134477437,imgsize-1175590,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/dipke-gyanesh-kumar.jpg\" alt=\"Nationwide protests from October 2 if Gyanesh doesn't resign by Saturday: CJP's Dipke amid SIR row\" title=\"Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti\">Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said that the party would launch nationwide protests from October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on X, Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti and subsequently take the agitation to cities across India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;If Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by tomorrow, CJP will begin its nationwide protest from Mumbai on 2 October, and take it to cities across India. This Gandhi Jayanti let\u2019s pledge to save democracy,&#8221; Dipke wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The announcement came a day after Dipke demanded Kumar&#8217;s resignation and threatened to launch a &#8220;Jantar Mantar 2.0&#8221; agitation if his demand was not met.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Dipke also criticised opposition parties for continuing to contest elections while alleging that the electoral process was being rigged. He argued that participating in such elections legitimises them and creates an &#8220;illusion&#8221; that they are free and fair.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;Yes, elections are being rigged. But when you continue to participate in rigged elections, you legitimise these elections and help maintain the illusion that they are free and fair,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He questioned whether opposition parties were contesting elections because they feared political extinction if they stayed away.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Dipke further accused opposition parties of raising allegations of electoral manipulation selectively, depending on the state or political party involved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The CJP founder&#8217;s remarks came amid a row over the functioning of the Election Commission. The Indian Express had reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions and orders concerning voter additions, deletions, restoration and changes to the voter registration process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>EC has maintained that decisions, including those related to SIR, had been unanimous and approved by both election commissioners and the chief election commissioner.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nationwide-protests-from-october-2-if-gyanesh-doesnt-resign-by-saturday-cjps-dipke-amid-sir-row\/articleshow\/134477395.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti NEW DELHI: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said that the party would launch nationwide protests from October 2 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