Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
Police detained the CJP founder and other activists after denying permission for a protest that sought the election chief’s resignation over voter-roll revisions.
- On Saturday, Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke at the airport, preventing him from leading a planned protest at Jantar Mantar demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Demonstrations erupted after the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls removed more than 130 million names, sparking allegations that the exercise disenfranchises voters to favor the Bharatiya Janata Party .
- Authorities deployed more than 35,000 security personnel across New Delhi, shuttering 57 metro stations and canceling 38 trains to deter protesters, according to official reports.
- Following Supreme Court directives to maintain regulated public transport, police detained over 600 individuals with criminal records across the capital to maintain order.
- CJP leadership vowed to continue their campaign despite the detentions, while government officials maintain the security measures were necessary to prevent potential law and order disturbances.
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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.
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Indian opposition leaders detained ahead of protests
Indian police detained the head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) online movement on Saturday ahead of a major protest it called against the Election Commission, the party said. Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders were detained before disembarking from a flight in the capital New Delhi, where the demonstration was due to take place, the youth-led CJP said in a social media post. Opposition parties and critics say the revision could d…
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