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India's 'cockroach' movement to protest from Oct. 2 if poll chief does not quit by Saturday
Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das and party workers were detained during a sit-in outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Bhubaneswar.
The protesters demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities.
Das said police action would not silence the movement, and protesters said they would continue their agitation.
In Assam, Congress President Gaurav Gogoi and other leaders were detained while protesting and attempting to cross police barricades.
(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = As controversy arose in India over allegations that the election commission altered voter lists in favor of the ruling party, Gen Z groups [called] 'Cockroach Nation...