India’s ‘Cockroach’ party accuses government of mass detention of members ahead of weekend protest
- India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which began as a satirical movement but is now emerging as a political force among gen Z’s, says authorities have begun detaining its members en masse days before a major anti-government protest in Delhi.
- Opposition parties, their student units, and the “Cockroach” youth movement have been holding almost daily demonstrations seeking the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter lists.
- Thousands are expected to march to Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site in the capital, New Delhi, on Saturday, amid
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- India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which began as a satirical movement but is now emerging as a political force among gen Z’s, says authorities have begun detaining its members en masse days before a major anti-government protest in Delhi.
- Opposition parties, their student units, and the “Cockroach” youth movement have been holding almost daily demonstrations seeking the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter lists.
- Thousands are expected to march to Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site in the capital, New Delhi, on Saturday, amid
Sources: Al Jazeera, Guardian