Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
- On Saturday and Sunday, PhD student Neha Bora emerged as a prominent voice in Delhi protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
- The Cockroach Janta Party alleges irregularities in voter data handling led to the deletion of 130 million names, claiming this manipulation benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
- Authorities detained prominent opposition leaders Saturday, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, amid heavy security across the national capital.
- Despite Saturday's mass detentions, students defied security measures on Sunday to gather at Connaught Place, maintaining momentum while Central Delhi remains fortified with heavy police presence.
- These demonstrations represent one of the most serious challenges to Modi's 12-year tenure, with Bora asserting that "hope is also infectious" drives the youth-led movement's accumulation of grievances.
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A wave of arrests took place on Saturday in New Delhi to try to prevent the holding of a banned demonstration, in opposition to an electoral review accused of discriminating against minorities. Three leaders of the "cafard" movement were briefly arrested.
In Delhi, more than 2,000 protesters were detained, the Internet was restricted and the subway was closed. The participants demanded the resignation of the chairman of the Election Commission of India.
Indian police arrested the leader of the popular youth movement the 'cucarachas' along with thousands of protesters who were enlisting to protest.
Police arrested the leader of the youth movement “Cucarachas” and thousands of other protesters to neutralize a march for the adulteration of the patrons in favor of Narendra Modi’s nationalist government
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