India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll
Summary
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement has started new protests across the country, especially in Mumbai, against changes to the voter roll that removed millions of people from the list of eligible voters. The group demands the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of mismanaging a review of the electoral register that critics say is unfairly excluding many citizens.Key Facts
- The Cockroach movement, also called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), is mainly supported by India’s young people (Gen Z).
- Protests began after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process under Gyanesh Kumar’s leadership removed tens of millions from India’s voter list.
- CJP believes this removal is an attempt to manipulate elections in favor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- The group started as online satire but became a serious political pressure group focusing on education and democracy.
- Earlier protests led to the resignation of India’s education minister in July.
- The CJP plans to hold more nationwide protests in cities like Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, and Bengaluru.
- The election commission denies any wrongdoing in the voter roll revision process.
- Protesters, including many students, say voting is a basic right and want Kumar to resign and the voter roll changes reversed.
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