Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
- On Saturday, October 10, 2026, Delhi police locked down the capital to prevent a demonstration at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The unrest stems from the Election Commission's "special intensive revision" of voter rolls that removed about 130 million names, which critics allege disproportionately disenfranchised voters to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party .
- To thwart the "Save Democracy" mobilization, authorities deployed more than 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel, closed 57 metro stations, and canceled 38 trains across the city.
- Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders upon arrival, while hundreds of demonstrators were hauled into vehicles; small protests erupted elsewhere near the Mahatma Gandhi memorial.
- These demonstrations represent a significant political challenge to Modi during his third term, coinciding with opposition pressure and state elections in 2027 that will test the BJP's national standing.
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Detienen al fundador del movimiento indio "Cucarachas" y a cientos de personas más durante la represión de protesta en Delhi
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India Police Detain Protesters, Lock Down Delhi Over Voter Rolls
India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil 'Cockroach' youth movement protests
The protest was aimed at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists that critics say benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Thousands From India's 'Cockroach' Movement Detained
Indian authorities deployed a sweating security crackdown across New Delhi andtained thousands of protests on Saturday as India's youth "Cockroach" movement somehow to intensively a nationwide campaign against a contentious vote-list revision that has been fueled abroad at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government and election authorities. Police moved...
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