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CJP Announces Jantar Mantar @ Kochi Protest Against SIR on 7 November

CJP calls Save Democracy Cancel SIR rally at Rajendra Maidan Kochi 4PM 7 Nov. Dipke Nawaz Mallangi attend.

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Key Takeaways & Statistics

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Citations & Verifiable Coordinates

  • Jantar Mantar @ Kochi Set for 7 November
  • Posters display “Remove Gyanesh Kumar | Cancel SIR” with hashtag JantarMantarKochi.

Attributed Statement

“Save Democracy! Cancel SIR!”
CJP Announces Jantar Mantar @ Kochi Protest Against SIR on 7 November

Jantar Mantar @ Kochi Set for 7 November

CJP posted on X on 5 November: “Save Democracy! Cancel SIR! Join Us - 7th November - 4 PM | Rajendra Maidan, Kochi.”

Event Coordinates

  • Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
  • Time: 4:00 PM
  • Venue: Rajendra Maidan, Kochi
  • National Leads: Abhijeet Dipke (founder), Aafreen Nawaz (national secretary), Vijay Mallangi (south zone and media lead)

Core Demands

  1. Immediate cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
  2. Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Posters display “Remove Gyanesh Kumar | Cancel SIR” with hashtag #JantarMantarKochi.

"Save Democracy! Cancel SIR!"

The announcement marks the first major street mobilisation after Delhi Jantar Mantar detentions, site denotification, and subsequent Crime Branch reporting by Das and Ranka.

Parallel Action

CJP National Secretary Aafreen Nawaz’s Instagram account was restricted in India under the Union government’s IT Rules. Official post stated the government is “TERRIFIED of voices it cannot silence.”