India’s ‘cockroach’ party founder detained ahead of protest
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The founder of India’s “cockroach” protest movement, Abhijeet Dipke, has been detained in Delhi ahead of a planned march in the heart of the capital.
His detention follows a police warning against holding Friday’s march, with thousands of security personnel deployed across the city to prevent the gathering.
Dipke’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is demanding the resignation of India’s election chief over allegations of voter list manipulation. The Election Commission denies the charge.