‘Cockroach’ party rally: leader detained at airport as Delhi faces large youth protest
Indian authorities have imposed a strict lockdown in Delhi and detained thousands of protesters, including the leader of the youth-led 'Cockroach' movement. The group is demonstrating against the removal of 130 million names from the national electoral roll, which they claim is a move to consolidate government power.
Why it matters
The mass detention and lockdown highlight escalating tensions between the Indian government and youth-led civil society movements regarding democratic processes and electoral integrity.
1:34 Police detain anti-government 'Cockroach' party leader amid Delhi protests – video Delhi ‘Cockroach’ leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral roll
Prefer the Guardian on Google Indian authorities have placed Delhi under a severe lockdown and detained tens of thousands of people, including the leader of the youth-led “Cockroach” movement, in an attempt to stop an anti-government protest.
Thousands of people from across India were blocked from attending the demonstration, which had been called by the “Cockroach Janata party” (CJP) to protest against an exercise that has stripped 130m names from India’s electoral roll.
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