Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, co convenor Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, and actor activist Prakash Raj gathered at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026 to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co convenor Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, and others joined YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor activist Prakash Raj at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, raising objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). (Photo: NationPress)
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led a demonstration at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, with founder Abhijeet Dipke, co convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, and actor activist Prakash Raj calling for a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
The CJP protest on 8 October 2026 specifically named Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar alongside the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as targets of the demonstrators' demands, with the rally taking place at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (Photo: NationPress)
Freedom Park in Bengaluru, Karnataka served as the venue on 8 October 2026 for a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the role of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
Actor activist Prakash Raj and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee lent their public profiles to the CJP protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, joining Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das in opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP co convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, alongside founder Abhijeet Dipke, were among the key speakers at the anti SIR rally held at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 8 October 2026, where demonstrators challenged the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s electoral roll revision drive. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP co convenor Ashutosh Ranka and popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee were prominently present at the anti SIR demonstration at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, directing their demands at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the electoral roll revision process. (Photo: NationPress)
At Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, CJP co convenor Ashutosh Ranka and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee stood together in opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with protesters urging Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to reconsider the exercise. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke addressed the protest gathering at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026 as YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and co convener Saurav Das looked on, with the demonstration targeting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke spoke to the crowd at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026 while YouTuber Dhruv Rathee stood alongside him, at a rally opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
CJP co convener Saurav Das waved to the assembled crowd at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, as demonstrators voiced their opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and called out Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
At the CJP anti SIR protest in Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, co convener Saurav Das acknowledged the assembled supporters at Freedom Park while the demonstration targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee addressed protesters at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, lending his platform to the CJP's campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls initiated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
Actor and activist Prakash Raj addressed the crowd at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, adding his voice to the CJP led protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee again addressed the crowd at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, as the CJP rally against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued to draw public attention. (Photo: NationPress)
Dhruv Rathee rallied protesters at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026, arguing against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls at the CJP organised demonstration targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
The CJP led rally at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 8 October 2026 placed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under heightened public scrutiny, with YouTuber Dhruv Rathee addressing demonstrators who demanded accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress)
The 8 October 2026 CJP protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru — where YouTuber Dhruv Rathee addressed the crowd — signalled growing opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls directed by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to NationPress coverage. (Photo: NationPress)