Overview
- The Cockroach Janata Party has organised nationwide rallies demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision that activists say removed eligible voters from the rolls.
- The demonstrations that peaked on Oct. 10–11 led to targeted detentions in Delhi and Mumbai, including CJP organisers and several public figures, and those arrested were later released.
- Bollywood figures including Vijay Varma, Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem publicly criticised the authorities' treatment of protesters and used social posts and poetry to amplify calls for accountability.
- Vijay Varma posted a viral image dubbing the CEC 'Saving Private Gyan' to mock official protection of the commissioner, while Huma Qureshi argued that peaceful dissent and asking questions are democratic rights.
- The protests have widened attention to how the Election Commission updates voter lists and could increase pressure for formal review or clarification of the SIR process and any voter removals.