Delhi braces for more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released
The leaders were held after landing for a protest against voter-roll revisions that critics say removed more than 130 million names, their lawyer said.
- 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 leaders are behind a mobilization that demands the resignation of the president of the electoral commission after a revision of the list of electors.
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The Star Kuala LumpurProtesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released
NEW DELHI: Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday (Oct 11) as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, and a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.Dipke and the other Cockroach Janta P
India's "Cockroach Party" leaders released from detention, demand resignation of country's election chief
Three leaders of India's Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists.
India's 'Cockroach' movement leaders released after detention over voter roll protests
New Delhi: Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, an Indian youth protest movement, were released on Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of demonstrations against a controversial revision of voter lists.The three leaders, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were released on the condition that they commit "no breach of peace for one year", according to Ratna Singh, the movement's legal director.The three had been taken into cu…
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