CJP: India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
- Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained early on Tuesday after they entered a heavily-guarded protest site and chanted slogans demanding the country's election chief resign over a controversial revision of electoral rolls.
- Party founder Abhijeet Dipke shared a video showing Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das being taken away from Jantar Mantar in Delhi, a historic observatory popular for protests, by police.
- Footage showed the two - along with others - climbing over police barricades before chanting slogans while holding the Indian flag.
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- Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained early on Tuesday after they entered a heavily-guarded protest site and chanted slogans demanding the country's election chief resign over a controversial revision of electoral rolls.
- Party founder Abhijeet Dipke shared a video showing Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das being taken away from Jantar Mantar in Delhi, a historic observatory popular for protests, by police.
- Footage showed the two - along with others - climbing over police barricades before chanting slogans while holding the Indian flag.
Sources: BBC News