Indian authorities clamp down as ‘cockroach’ movement launches new protests | Protests News | Al Jazeera

Indian security forces cracked down on protests led by the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP), with hundreds of police surrounding a protest site in central Delhi and detaining over 500 people, including former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena and members of opposition and student groups. The CJP had warned the government last week that nationwide protests would occur unless the Election Commission chief resigned amid a voter roll controversy. In Mumbai, a crowd gathered at Shivaji Park as protests were planned to begin, with a heavy police presence.