Police detain leaders of India’s ‘cockroach’ movement at New Delhi protest
Summary
Police in New Delhi detained leaders and volunteers of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after they entered the Jantar Mantar protest site without permission. The demonstrators are demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner over alleged biased changes to the voter list.Key Facts
- CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, and Ajinkya Shinde were arrested along with about 20 volunteers.
- The group jumped barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, a known protest site in New Delhi.
- Protesters want the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, to resign.
- They accuse the election commission of changing voter lists to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, the BJP.
- Thousands joined protests recently, despite police attempts to stop demonstrations.
- Delhi Police declared Jantar Mantar no longer an official protest site and named three new locations for protests.
- CJP leaders refused to stop protesting at Jantar Mantar, saying the site represents a spirit of resistance.
- The Election Commission denies bias and says wrongly deleted voters can re-enroll.
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