Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
- On Saturday, October 10, 2026, Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke at the airport, preventing him from leading a planned protest at Jantar Mantar after authorities denied permission for the demonstration.
- Disputes over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls fueled the protest, as 130 million names were removed nationwide. Opposition parties allege this exercise disenfranchises voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party .
- Authorities enforced an unprecedented security grid involving around 23,000 personnel, closure of 57 metro stations, and cancellation of 38 trains to New Delhi. Police implemented these restrictive measures to prevent mass mobilization, citing potential public disorder.
- The Supreme Court directed authorities to ensure regulated public transport to minimize commuter inconvenience. Police also detained influencer Dhruv Rathee, while the CJP movement denounced the restrictions as an assault on democratic rights.
- These protests pose a significant challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government midway through his third term. With state elections approaching in 2027, the unrest illustrates intensifying friction between ruling officials and opposition-led youth movements.
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India detains youth ‘cockroach’ leader to defuse rally against election chief
Police detained scores of protesters and their leaders on in the Indian capital on Saturday amid patrols by thousands of security forces, with travel and telecoms links suspended, in a lockdown to stop a youth protest asking the election chief to quit. The protest by the ‘Cockroach’ youth movement aimed to draw thousands of demonstrators […]
Before a planned demonstration against India's election commission, the founder of the so-called cockroach movement has been arrested. The movement calls for the resignation of the election commission chief.
The police arrest hundreds of protesters and leaders of an online satire movement demanding the resignation of India's chief of election after the removal of 130 million names from the census Read
India: "This Is Dictatorship" – Video of the Arrest of the Founder of the "Cockroach People's Party"
For weeks, the opposition Congress party and the "cockroach" movement have been leading the criticism over the updating of voter lists, which resulted, according to a media count, in the deletion of 130 million registered voters. The post India: "This is a dictatorship" - Video of the arrest of the founder of the "Cockroach People's Party" appeared first on in.gr.
Thousands of protesters were arrested in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, where youths in the so-called cockroach movement are protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government.
"Abhijeet Dipke arrested!" the Cockroach People's Party (CJP) wrote on social media, posting a photo of Dipke disembarking from a plane at New Delhi airport, where he was arrested immediately upon arrival. The group reported that two other activists who had flown with Dipke were also arrested. Violent protests in India. For several weeks, the opposition Indian National Congress and the "cockroach" movement have been protesting against the update…
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