CEC Gyanesh Kumar: India's 'cockroach' protesters are back

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Geeta Pandey , Delhi and Nikhil Inamdar , Mumbai Getty Images India's opposition parties have demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign from office India's influential Gen Z-led "cockroach" protesters are back on the streets - this time seeking electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of manipulating voter rolls.

A pressure group which began as an online satirical movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) recorded its first major victory in July when it forced education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign after weeks of protests calling for education reforms.

CEC Kumar or the Election Commission have not responded to the calls for his resignation from the CJP or opposition parties. They have also not responded to allegations of vote theft or elections being rigged. The BBC has asked them for comment.