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Delhi braces for more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released
Their lawyer said the court freed three CJP leaders after police detained them to block a protest against the election commissioner.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, an executive magistrate court ordered the release of three Cockroach Janta Party leaders, including founder Abhijeet Dipke, after their detention on Saturday.
- The group had been detained while arriving in New Delhi to lead protests against the Election Commission of India over nationwide voter-roll revisions that critics allege removed more than 133 million names.
- Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel and barricaded roads on Saturday to thwart the demonstration, shutting at least 45 metro stations and canceling major train services across the capital.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the government's actions, vowing that his Congress party and the country's youth will "once again take to the streets in large numbers" on Monday.
- The CJP emerged in May after Chief Justice Surya Kant likened jobless youth to "cockroaches," sparking a movement that now demands electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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The police took action against protests in New Delhi with a large range of troops. Thousands of people were arrested, three leaders of the movement immediately after their arrival on the plane. Now they are free again – subject to conditions.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - New Delhi braced for a second day of youth protests demanding the resignation of India's election chief on Sunday, as a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.
·London, United Kingdom
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The Cockroach Movement was started as a satirical page on Instagram this year.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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C 33%
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