Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Saurav Das criticised people from an unnamed party for claiming a special responsibility to “save India” and the Constitution, calling them “total buffoons,” according to Hindustan Times. Neither Das nor fellow co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka identified the party, so reports do not establish whether he meant Congress, AAP or another organisation.
What did CJP leaders say?
The exchange followed criticism of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke. Hindustan Times reported that Ranka described a “self-declared liberal” ecosystem as mobilising to denounce Dipke. He said the group operated on X while viewing itself as the sole defender of democracy.
Das said people associated with a party other than the BJP appeared to treat “saving India” and the Constitution as their exclusive responsibility. He called them “total buffoons,” the report said. The party was not named in the report, and the remark does not by itself identify who Das meant.
Which party did CJP mean?
The available reports leave that question unanswered. Hindustan Times says neither Das nor Ranka named a party. Although Congress and AAP figures responded to the dispute, their involvement in the exchange is not evidence that either was the unnamed party in Das’s comment.
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How did Congress and AAP respond?
Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh
Hindustan Times reported that Assam Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh challenged Ranka. Singh claimed Congress workers helped secure the release of CJP members detained in Assam. He also alleged that the members declined Congress’s help because AAP had asked them not to engage. Those are Singh’s claims; the reports do not independently verify them.
AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj
AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj said the liberal section was making a mistake by shifting the country from one instance of hero worship to another, and argued that space should be available for all voices, according to Hindustan Times.
What prompted CJP’s protest?
The Times of India reported that CJP protested at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The party cited alleged irregularities in electoral processes and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. These are allegations behind CJP’s demand, not established findings in the reports.
The Times of India also reported that CJP announced a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Kumar did not resign. That date and the conditional plan were reported on October 3, 2026; the report does not establish whether the protest subsequently took place.
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What is established—and what remains unclear?
- Das and Ranka criticised what they described as a liberal ecosystem after criticism of Dipke.
- Das’s “another party” remark did not name that party in the available reporting.
- Congress’s and AAP’s responses are reported statements; Singh’s account of assistance and alleged AAP instructions remains an allegation.
- The protest concerned CJP’s demand for the CEC’s resignation over alleged election-process and SIR irregularities; the reports do not establish those allegations as fact.
The exchange and protest details were reported by Hindustan Times and The Times of India on October 3, 2026. Both are secondary reports; no original posts, recordings, CJP statement or Election Commission response were available in those accounts.
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