‘What makes Gyanesh Kumar so indispensable to Modi?’ asks Abhijeet Dipke

Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of waging a war against citizens to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid growing demands for his resignation.

The activist reached his native village, Santuk Pimpri, in Hingoli district of Maharashtra late last night, and visited the site where his grandmother's final rites were performed.

In a sharp post on X, Dipke wrote, "Youth are being assaulted, journalists are being assaulted, even MPs are being assaulted by Delhi Police. What makes Gyanesh Kumar so indispensable to Modi that he is willing to wage war against everyone just to protect him?"

Dipke, along with CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, were put under preventive arrest at the Delhi airport ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest on Saturday. They were released on Sunday on condition that they would not "breach peace" for a year.

The CJP had called for the demonstration to demand Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The protest came amid sweeping security and transport restrictions in the national capital, with the authorities citing concerns over traffic and public order. The police had denied permission for the demonstration, triggering criticism from the party and other protesters over restrictions on the right to assemble.

The CJP and opposition parties have accused the Election Commission of irregularities in the voter-roll revision process and have demanded accountability from the poll panel.