India’s Cockroach Janta party leader detained amid crackdown on protests
Summary
The leader of India’s Cockroach Janta Party youth group, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested by police before a planned protest in Delhi against the government. The protests criticize changes to voter lists that opponents say favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, and supporters continue to rally despite heavy police crackdowns.Key Facts
- Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party youth movement, was detained at home before a protest in Delhi.
- The protests focus on demands for the resignation of the chief election commissioner, accused of deleting 130 million voter names to help Modi’s party.
- Modi’s government and election officials deny the allegations of voter list manipulation.
- Police have imposed bans on gatherings, deployed large numbers of officers, and detained thousands to stop protests.
- Two other CJP leaders were jailed for five days after a small protest at a restricted site.
- Dipke called on supporters to continue peaceful protests, including waving the Indian flag, despite arrests.
- Around 2,000 protesters gathered in Delhi even after Dipke’s arrest, with smaller protests in other cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru.
- The BJP accuses the protest groups of trying to create chaos and stage a coup.
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