'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
- The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party and student and activist groups are protesting in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions.
- Police detained some protesters in Delhi, restricted gatherings, closed nearby metro stations, and increased security around Jantar Mantar.
- Critics and opposition parties accuse the Election Commission of changing voter registrations to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, while the commission and government deny wrongdoing.
- The Election Commission says the revisions target duplicate, deceased, or ineligible voters.
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In Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, thousands of people took to the streets on weekends against the Indian election commission. Many demonstrators complain of a general erosion of democracy under modes.
Indian police detained dozens of young protesters in New Delhi on Saturday, the second day of demonstrations that continue to demand the resignation of the election commission chairman over alleged irregularities in voter registration.
The young cockroach movement has revived Indian democracy. Now Gen Z is again on the streets – and is becoming a real problem for the government.
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = An online group of India's Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2007) regarding allegations that voter lists were altered to favor the ruling party...
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