Sat, 3 Oct, 2026, 03:07 am
Reported by The Times of India
KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her support to the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) agitation seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as the outfit stepped up its protests in Delhi and Mumbai over its demands.
Banerjee was speaking to reporters at the Kolkata airport after returning from Delhi, where she attended an INDIA bloc meeting.
We are fully supporting the Cockroach (Janta) Party and all the young generation and students. And my humble request, please stop these atrocities," she said.
The CJP launched its nationwide protest on October 2, beginning with an agitation at Mumbai's Shivaji Park. The organisation has been demanding Kumar's resignation and has said the protests will continue until he steps down.
The CJP's campaign has focused on its allegations concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its demands for changes in the functioning of the Election Commission.
