Delhi braces for more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, an executive magistrate court ordered the release of three Cockroach Janta Party leaders, including founder Abhijeet Dipke, after their detention on Saturday.
- The group had been detained while arriving in New Delhi to lead protests against the Election Commission of India over nationwide voter-roll revisions that critics allege removed more than 133 million names.
- Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel and barricaded roads on Saturday to thwart the demonstration, shutting at least 45 metro stations and canceling major train services across the capital.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the government's actions, vowing that his Congress party and the country's youth will "once again take to the streets in large numbers" on Monday.
- The CJP emerged in May after Chief Justice Surya Kant likened jobless youth to "cockroaches," sparking a movement that now demands electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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At least 7,000 people were arrested, 3,000 of whom have already been released
"On Monday, October 12, Congress, the entire 'India' coalition and the country's young people will return to the streets in mass," promised Congress Party MP.
India’s ‘Cockroach’ protest movement leaders freed from detention – WTOP News
NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, an Indian youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists. The movement is demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief. The three leaders — Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka...
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ protest movement leaders freed from detention
NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, an Indian youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists. The movement is demanding the resignation of…
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, an Indian youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists. The movement is demanding
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