# Modi protecting CEC at cost of citizens, says Dipke

> Cockroach Janta Party convenor accuses government of assaulting protesters and journalists to shield election chief from resignation demands.
- Title: Modi protecting CEC at cost of citizens, says Dipke | Shortify
- Summary: Cockroach Janta Party convenor accuses government of assaulting protesters and journalists to shield election chief from resignation demands. CJP convenor…
- Keywords: cockroach janta party, abhijeet dipke, gyanesh kumar, chief election commissioner, narendra modi, delhi police, voter rolls, india, news, politics, Modi, protecting
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/modi-government-waging-war-against-citizens-to-protect-cec-abhijeet-dipke/article71573955.ece
- Author: PTI
- Published: 2026-10-12T06:39:16+00:00
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- Topics: cockroach janta party, abhijeet dipke, gyanesh kumar, chief election commissioner, narendra modi, delhi police, voter rolls, india, news, politics
## CJP convenor attacks Modi over CEC
Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke accused the Narendra Modi government of waging war against citizens to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid resignation demands.
## Dipke alleges assault of protesters
In a post on X, Dipke wrote that youth, journalists and MPs were being assaulted by Delhi Police. He questioned what made Gyanesh Kumar so indispensable to Modi.

> 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 arrested before Jantar Mantar
Dipke, along with CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, was placed under preventive arrest at Delhi airport ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest on Saturday, October ten, twenty twenty-six.
## Arrested leaders released with conditions
The three CJP leaders were released on Sunday, October eleven, twenty twenty-six, on condition they would not breach peace for a year.
## Resignation demand over voter roll row
The CJP and opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
## Key takeaway

CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke accused the Modi government of waging war against citizens to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid calls for his resignation over voter roll irregularities.