India police detain ‘Cockroach’ party founder ahead of protest

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 16, 2026Country: India

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India police detain ‘Cockroach’ party founder ahead of protest

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, ahead of a protest demanding the election chief’s resignation. The protest concerns a revision of voter lists that allegedly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.

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