India’s ‘Cockroach’ Movement Founder Arrested after Detention, Media Reports Say
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Police arrested Indian "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to several media reports on Saturday, after he was detained on Friday ahead of a Delhi rally that drew hundreds of people waving the national flag and demanding the resignation of India's election chief.
Indian "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke was arrested by police on Friday ahead of a rally in Delhi, according to several media reports. The rally, which drew hundreds of people, demanded the resignation of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial voter list revision, reports suggest. Dipke was detained to avoid a breach of the peace and faces questioning by a Special Executive Magistrate on Saturday, broadcasters NDTV and India Today reported.
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been holding near-daily protests calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over the revision of voter lists that allegedly favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Over 130 million voters were removed from the list. The Election Commission denies any favoritism and states that wrongly deleted voters can re-enroll.
The BJP has accused opposition groups of attempting to undermine democracy. Student activist Neha Bora, also arrested on Friday, was released on Saturday.
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