'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
- Delhi Police detained more than 500 protesters, including AAP leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Sanjay Singh, during a rally in New Delhi.
- The protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the Election Commission’s handling of electoral rolls and voter-list revisions.
- Police had denied permission for the October 2 demonstration and imposed restrictions on unauthorized gatherings in New Delhi.
- The Cockroach Janata Party organized a Mumbai protest, while critics accused the Election Commission of changing voter registrations; the commission and government denied wrongdoing.
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