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  "id": 13572413,
  "title": "India’s ‘cockroach’ movement says thousands detained in Delhi protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-movement-says-thousands-detained-in-delhi-protest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T22:21:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/10/11/india-s-cockroach-movement-says-thousands-detained-in-delhi-protest"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in India have taken into custody the leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and hundreds of protesters participating in a demonstration in New Delhi against the nation's election commissioner. This protest marks the end of a series of opposition efforts following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The CJP founder, Abhijeet Dipke, and two other leaders were seized upon landing in the capital city, and they are being barred from contacting their legal representatives and communicating with others, according to the group. The demonstrators, numbering over 15,000, were attempting to march to the primary protest site, Jantar Mantar, despite a strict security crackdown. Over 5,000 protesters have reportedly been detained, with media outlets like the Hindu and Scroll also experiencing brief detentions for their journalists. Calls for the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar have grown louder as opposition parties and critics claim the voter roll revision could disenfranchise millions, favoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ECI denies any wrongdoing, stating the revision aims to remove duplicate and ineligible voters, including foreign illegal immigrants. The demonstrations echo the CJP's July mass mobilization, which led to the education minister's dismissal over an examination scandal. This time, protesters are demanding Kumar's removal and an end to the voter revision. BJP spokesman Sambit Patra dismissed the protest, alleging it aimed to spread \"anarchy.\" Analysts predict the unrest will persist, particularly as the next general elections are not scheduled until 2029, with the state of Uttar Pradesh voting next year.",
  "summary": "Thousands of protesters tried to join a major demonstration against the country's election commissioner despite a ban.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal among 4 ex-CMs detained in Delhi's anti-CEC protest crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mamata-banerjee-arvind-kejriwal-among-4-ex-cms-detained-in-delhis",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:01:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "India hits back at UN Human Rights over remarks on Delhi protest detentions, calls concerns ‘misplaced’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/india-hits-back-at-un-human-rights-over-remarks-on-delhi-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:28:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "India slams UN rights body for raising concern over mass detentions: ‘Unwarranted interference’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/india-slams-un-rights-body-for-raising-concern-over-mass-detentions",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:36:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Unwarranted Interference\": India Slams UN's Remarks On Delhi Detentions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/unwarranted-interference-india-slams-uns-remarks-on-delhi-detentions",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:09:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "India's Cockroach Janta Party says thousands detained during New Delhi protest against CEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-janta-party-says-thousands-detained-during-new-delhi",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:48:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "India’s ‘cockroach’ movement says thousands detained in Delhi protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-movement-says-thousands-detained-in-delhi-protest-13578248",
        "published": "2026-10-10T22:21:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
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