Security stepped up in India's capital for 'cockroach' movement rally
Police deployed more than 25,000 personnel and set up barricades as the group pressed ahead with a flag march after two leaders were sent to jail.
- On Friday, hundreds of Cockroach Janta Party activists and student organization members staged 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protests in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities.
- Protesters rallied in solidarity with CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were sent to five days of judicial custody on Wednesday, while activist Anjali Damania alleged 76 lakh votes were illicitly added during the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
- In New Delhi, police detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and AISA president Neha Bora amid a heavy security deployment involving more than 6,000 police personnel and 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces across central areas.
- While the Mumbai gathering at Azad Maidan saw fewer than 50 protesters, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized the movement, accusing the Congress and its allies of attempting to fuel 'anarchy' and undermine constitutional institutions.
- The National Restaurant Association of India reported that frequent demonstrations in Connaught Place have significantly affected local businesses, with some establishments recording zero sales, prompting traders to seek compensation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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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…
The mobilization of Indian youth is growing as the opposition and the Cafard People's Party denounce a revision of the electoral lists, considered discriminatory by many demonstrators.
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