India’s Cockroach movement says members detained as protests continue | Protests News | Al Jazeera

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 8, 2026Country: India

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India’s Cockroach movement says members detained as protests continue | Protests News | Al Jazeera

India’s opposition group, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), reports that many of its members have been detained as thousands of supporters and students continue protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Among those arrested is national spokesperson Deepak Baliyan, with the group claiming over 10,000 detentions nationwide. The protests follow allegations that the election body favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP after a controversial revision of voter lists, with demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in New Delhi.

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