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Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says

  • Indian police arrested Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke before a planned protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
  • The Cockroach Janta Party alleged that at least 10,000 people, including students, farmers, and Dalit organization members, were detained nationwide.
  • Authorities denied permission for the October 10 Delhi protest and planned to deploy about 23,000 security personnel across the capital.
  • Protesters accused the Election Commission of irregularities in revising voter rolls, while the commission and government denied political motives.
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In the Indian capital of New Delhi, the police stopped government-critical protests.

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Thousands of people stopped by the Indian police following protests in New Delhi Square and Streets carried out by the Cockroach Party (Cockroach Janta Party), a Z-Generation movement born this summer to protest against Indian politics. The party is called so because the Indian Chief Justice Surya Kant in a [...] L'articolo Thousands of arrests in India for the protests of the Party of Cockroaches. L'Onu: "Release immediately the protesters" com…

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The Print broke the news in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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