Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
Police detained about 150 protesters and deployed 23,000 central forces as the Cockroach Janta Party pressed ahead with its rally, officials said.
- Delhi Police denied the Cockroach Janta Party permission to protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing short notice, alleged earlier non-compliance, and public-order concerns.
- Police detained founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai arrived in Delhi.
- The planned demonstration called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions that critics said benefited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Authorities deployed large numbers of security personnel, restricted movement, and suspended mobile internet in parts of Delhi.
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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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