CJP protest in Bengaluru: 'Our struggle will not stop until the Chief Election Commissioner resigns'

Abhijit Deepke, founder of the Communist Janata Party (CJP), addressed a large protest in Bengaluru, alleging 'murder of democracy' and 'theft of votes' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India. The protest, held at Freedom Park, was organized by civil society groups, civil forums, CJP, and its allied organizations against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. Deepke stated that the struggle would continue until the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, resigns. Thousands of protestors gathered, with participants sharing experiences of having their names removed from the voter list in various parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru.