'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
- The Cockroach Janta Party called for protests in Mumbai demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions.
- Student, civil society, Congress, and other opposition groups planned or held protests in several Indian cities over the same issue.
- Critics alleged that the revisions could exclude eligible voters and benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Election Commission and government denied wrongdoing.
- The Indian Youth Congress challenged Delhi police restrictions on its planned protest against Kumar.
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Indian police detained dozens of young protesters in New Delhi on Saturday, the second day of demonstrations that continue to demand the resignation of the election commission chairman over alleged irregularities in voter registration.
The young cockroach movement has revived Indian democracy. Now Gen Z is again on the streets – and is becoming a real problem for the government.
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = An online group of India's Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2007) regarding allegations that voter lists were altered to favor the ruling party...
Protests continue over voter roll revisions; election watchdog says no law violated
An Indian youth group, the "Cockroach People's Party," rallied in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding the resignation of the Election Commission chairman over allegations of voter registration manipulation.
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