Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday addressed questions over his outfit's stand towards the INDIA bloc and said they have a common cause - fighting against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
Nagpur: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, in Nagpur, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Dipke on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was imposing an "unofficial emergency" after two CJP leaders were sent to five-day judicial custody for allegedly trespassing into Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) (PTI10_14_2026_000027B) (PTI)
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Dipke said the CJP is an independent pressure group and will always be one. “But that does not mean we are against INDIA bloc,” he said.
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"...We all have a common cause and are fighting against Gyanesh Kumar, who is rigging elections and helping Narendra Modi to stay in power...Cockroach Janta Party is an independent pressure group and it will always be an independent pressure group. But it doesn't mean that we are against the INDIA bloc. Our and the INDIA bloc's agitations are for a common cause," Dipke said while speaking to media persons on Wednesday.
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Asked if CJP is getting registered as a political party, Dipke dismissed any such plan. “No, there is nothing like that.”
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Asked if CJP is getting registered as a political party, Dipke dismissed any such plan. “No, there is nothing like that.”
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Dipke's clarification comes amid questions being raised on CJP over not openly backing the INDIA bloc's protest moves against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, who is facing calls for resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The INDIA bloc on Monday led march to Supreme Court against Gyanesh Kumar, an agitation that turned mammoth with thousands joining Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and several other opposition leaders. AISA's Neha Bora also led the march along with the Gandhis.
The questions over CJP's strategy come amid the active participation of AISA's Neha Bora in INDIA bloc's protests, including Monday's march to the Supreme Court alongside Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other Opposition leaders.
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While Bora's participation has highlighted the involvement of student activists in the Opposition's campaign against Gyanesh Kumar, CJP has stopped short of openly backing the INDIA bloc, with Dipke reiterating that his outfit would retain its identity as an independent pressure group despite the common cause.
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