The Aporia
Indian youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is protesting in Mumbai and New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged manipulation of voter rolls. The protests involve thousands of young people who claim millions of eligible voters were unfairly removed from electoral registers, potentially favoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Police have detained opposition politicians and demonstrators in New Delhi during the rallies. The CJP began as an online movement but has grown into a significant force, with members alleging that social media posts criticizing voting status changes were removed by authorities.
The march is a fresh political challenge to PM Narendra Modi, months after similar protests forced the resignation of his education minister