#Cockroach Janata Party

NHRC orders probe into alleged use of minors as 'shields' at CJP's Mumbai protest

The NHRC has taken cognisance of complaints that minor children were mobilised at the CJP's October 2 Shivaji Park protest demanding the CEC's resignation, and their photos circulated online. Notices to Mumbai Police, Maharashtra WCD, MeitY and X; FIRs where offences surface; report within a week.

4 October 2026 · 3 min read

Voters queue at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram during the 2011 Kerala Assembly election

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Denied a venue, they came anyway: Gen Z-led voter-roll protest grips Mumbai's Shivaji Park

The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party took its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation to Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Gandhi Jayanti, hours after police denied permission for the venue. With actors Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Vishal Dadlani joining protesters and a 'Jail Bharo' agitation announced, the row over the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls has moved from newspaper revelations to the streets.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read