India, Sept. 29 -- Union minister Ramdas Athawale took a dig at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday as he suggested a name change for the youth-led group. Athawale said CJP should change its name to 'Istifa Janata Party'. The jibe came amid calls for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation as he remains embroiled in a major controversy over alleged dissent within the Election Commission of India (ECI).

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has given a call for a nationwide protest, seeking the resignation of the CEC. Earlier in July, a CJP-led protest over the alleged NEET UG paper leak had resulted in the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Training his guns on CJP, on Tuesday, Athawale said, "The CJ...