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India's 'Cockroach' Movement Leaders Arrested Amid Voter Roll Dispute

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Leaders of India's "cockroach" protest movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, were arrested for the second time in days. The detentions occurred after the group jumped barricades at Jantar Mantar, a historically significant protest site in New Delhi, which authorities had recently revoked as a designated protest venue. The movement is protesting alleged electoral manipulation and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alongside a halt to voter roll revisions. AI

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India's 'Cockroach' Movement Leaders Arrested Amid Voter Roll Dispute

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    India’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders arrested again as voter roll dispute grows

    Leaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta…

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