India’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as New Delhi Braces for More Protests
The leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, an Indian youth movement, were detained by the police on Saturday before they could lead protests over voting rights.
A court in New Delhi has ordered the release of three top leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka. They were detained by police on Saturday ahead of a protest over voting rights and allegations of misconduct by the Election Commission of India.
The protest, which was planned for Saturday, was thwarted by a massive security clampdown, with thousands of security personnel deployed and roads barricaded. According to the South China Morning Post, over 15,000 protesters were detained, although The Hindu reported a lower number of 5,000.
The Cockroach Janta Party, a Gen Z-led movement that began in May, is seeking electoral reforms and has demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of manipulating voters' lists, which the Election Commission has denied.
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