Security stepped up in India's capital for 'cockroach' movement rally
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called for a national-flag gathering at Central Park in Connaught Place on October 16.
- Delhi Police planned a high-level meeting on security, traffic diversions, barricades, and possible Metro station restrictions.
- CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were placed in five-day judicial custody over alleged peace-bond violations and trespassing at Jantar Mantar.
- The New Delhi Municipal Council said Central Park would be closed to the public on October 16 and 17, while Connaught Place traders planned to remain open.
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India detains top 'cockroach' leader as hundreds protest in capital
Dipke, 31, was detained shortly before a rally called by the online movement in the heart of New Delhi where hundreds of protesters marched on Friday evening, despite heavy security measures. The CJP founder had urged supporters to gather in the capital's busy commercial hub of Connaught Place with Indian flags in a show of solidarity after two of his colleagues were detained this week for breaching security barricades at Jantar Mantar, a prote…
In India, “Cockroaches” Are Leading the Fight for Democracy
On October 10, India’s capital city, New Delhi, was turned into a fortress as protesters tried to oppose a countrywide exercise to revise the electoral rolls. The protests were called by the Gen Z movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), working with left-wing student groups, which forced the resignation of the minister of education in July.In response, the Indian government deployed more than twenty thousand police officers and parami…
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