CJP Organises People's Tribunal and Chappal Protest in Bengaluru Against Electoral Roll Revisions
On October 8, Bengaluru's Freedom Park hosted a People's Tribunal and a 'Chappal protest' organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The event, supported by actor Prakash Raj and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, aimed to highlight alleged wrongful voter deletions and demand transparency. The protest also showed solidarity with women journalists alleging harassment in Delhi. Participants called for retaining pre-SIR electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 12%, Centre 88%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 56/100.
Outlets measured: news18, hindustantimes, english, thefinancialexpress, oneindia, freepressjournal, thetribune, timesnow, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 28/100 to 70/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
thestatesman broke this story on 7 Oct, 08:38 am. Other outlets followed.