'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes
- The Cockroach Janta Party and student and civil society groups held protests in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions.
- Police detained some Delhi protesters, tightened security around Jantar Mantar, and closed nearby metro stations.
- Critics and opposition parties alleged that the revisions could remove eligible voters and benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Election Commission and government denied wrongdoing.
- The Election Commission said the revisions aimed to remove duplicate or ineligible voters and received unanimous approval.
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‘Cockroach’ movement rallies again
India’s “Cockroach” youth movement yesterday called for new protests in Mumbai to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over a contentious revision of voter lists.The movement, which began as an online campaign and now calls itself the Cockroach Janata Party, forced India’s educa
The protest organized by the political-satiric group Cockroach Janta Party (People's Party of Boats) began in Mumbai to demand the resignation of the president of the Indian electoral commission, Gyanesh Kumar: it is reported by several local media,... (ANSA)
A survey published last month by the daily The Indian Express reported irregularities during a major revision of the electoral lists, which led to the removal of millions of names. The Electoral Commission (ECI), long considered one of the country's most respected institutions often called "the largest democracy in the world", rejected any accusation of irregularity in this process. Opposition officials accused Gyanese Kumar, the president of th…
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