{
  "id": 12837164,
  "title": "Thousands protest in India’s Bengaluru as ‘Cockroach’ movement demands election chief resign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/thousands-protest-in-indias-bengaluru-as-cockroach-movement-demands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:45:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/08/thousands-protest-in-indias-bengaluru-as-cockroach-movement-demands-election-chief-resign"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thousands of supporters of India's youth \"Cockroach\" movement and several student groups protested in Bengaluru, southern India, on Thursday, demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over a controversial voter list revision. The campaign, which has spread nationwide, has resulted in the removal of over 130 million people from the voter rolls. The opposition party, Congress, claims that the deletions disproportionately affected voters who support them, while voters more likely to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party were preserved or added to the lists. The Election Commission and government reject these allegations, stating that the revision is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible voters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "INDIA bloc protests in Srikakulam against deletion of voters’ names, demands CEC’s resignation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/india-bloc-protests-in-srikakulam-against-deletion-of-voters-names",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:22:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}