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Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
Organizers said police detained thousands of supporters and blocked travel as the group pressed for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- 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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In the morning, the police arrested the three main leaders of the "cafard" movement.
·Montreal, Canada
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By Ayushi Shah and Deepak Rao, CNN The Indian Police arrested the founder of a youth-led political movement that is gaining strength, as well as hundreds of others, in an operation that suffocated a major protest in the capital, New Delhi. Abhijeet Dipke was arrested along with other leaders of the “Demand Party”
·Panama City, United States
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India Police Detain Protesters, Lock Down Delhi Over Voter Rolls
·New York, United States
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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.
·Jerusalem, Israel
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