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India detains 'cockroach' movement leader ahead of protest

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Indian police have detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the 'Cockroach movement', ahead of a planned protest in New Delhi. Dipke's group, the 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP), along with other opposition and student organizations, has been demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protests stem from a revision of voter lists that critics allege unfairly benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, though the Election Commission denies these claims. AI

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

    Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of New Delhi protest

    Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, live images ‌from his group showed, ahead of a protest called by him in capital New Delhi’s central business district, the latest rally to demand the resignation of India’s election chief. The youth-le…

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