Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday (September 25, 2026) called on opposition parties to boycott elections if they believe the electoral process is being rigged.
He argued that continuing to participate in such elections only lends legitimacy to the process and creates an “illusion” that the polls are free and fair.
Because you fear that if you don’t, you will stop existing, “Maybe you keep contesting.
In a post on X, Dipke said opposition parties could not claim that elections were being rigged while continuing to participate in them. But when you continue to participate in rigged elections, you legitimise these elections and help maintain the illusion that they are free and fair,” he said. But what kind of existence are you trying to protect when votes are being stolen, your MLAs and MPs are being poached, and your parties are being split?” he said. If elections are being rigged, it should matter regardless of the state or which party is affected,” the CJP convener said. The CJP founder on Thursday (September 24) demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and warned of a “Jantar Mantar 2.0” protest if his demand was not accepted.
“Yes, elections are being rigged. “And you cannot talk about election rigging only when it happens in states that matter to you and remain silent when it happens elsewhere. “You cannot keep saying the game is rigged while continuing to play it. Your participation is the only thing that gives these rigged elections legitimacy,” he claimed.
