Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leaders demanding election chief’s resignation
Summary
Indian police detained leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party after they entered Jantar Mantar and demanded the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter list revisions. Opposition parties say the deletions could hurt minority voters, while the Election Commission and BJP deny any wrongdoing.
Key Points
- Top leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party were detained after they jumped barricades to reach Jantar Mantar and chant for the chief election commissioner’s resignation.
- Protests have intensified over voter list revisions that critics say could favour Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Election Commission denies bias and says wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol.
- The movement has emerged as one of the biggest political challenges to Modi and the BJP.
