Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says
- On Sunday, New Delhi braced for continued protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as a court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders detained Saturday.
- Protesters are demanding Kumar's resignation over electoral roll revisions that critics allege disproportionately benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party , with the CJP labeling these demonstrations "Season 2" on social media.
- Delhi Police detained around 3,000 people during Saturday's attempt to reach Jantar Mantar, prompting the United Nations Human Rights Office to urge authorities to exercise "utmost restraint" while respecting peaceful assembly.
- Although released from custody, Dipke and his associates face the "condition- no breach of peace for one year," according to CJP legal head Ratna Singh, while security forces remain deployed across the capital.
- Defying the crackdown, the outfit has announced a renewed "Chalo Jantar Mantar" protest for 10 am Sunday, vowing not to "back down" until demands regarding the election commission are fully met.
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India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to block protest against election chief
Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing a Ministry of Home Affairs official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
In Delhi, more than 2,000 protesters were detained, the Internet was restricted and the subway was closed. The participants demanded the resignation of the chairman of the Election Commission of India.
Indian police arrested the leader of the popular youth movement the 'cucarachas' along with thousands of protesters who were enlisting to protest.
Police arrested the leader of the youth movement “Cucarachas” and thousands of other protesters to neutralize a march for the adulteration of the patrons in favor of Narendra Modi’s nationalist government
The authorities tried to prevent a massive youth demonstration on Saturday, October 10, by making thousands of arrests. The cockroaches party, which was the cause of the mobilization, promised to be back on the streets of the capital as soon as SundayThe mobilization of Indian youth was colossal this Saturday, October 10, in New Delhi. At the call of the cockroach movement, a satirical party born of a joke on the internet in May, of left-wing st…
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