India Detains Protest Leaders

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1. 13 Oct

   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.

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• 14 Oct Top leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party sent to jail after protestDelhi police have remanded two leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, in custody for five days following protests against the election commission. The protest site, Jantar Mantar, has been sealed off with barricades, and authorities accuse the CJP leaders of attempting to disturb public peace through their actions and social media posts. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi…Dawn
• 14 Oct Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest siteAshutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janata party (CJP), were jailed for five days for violating a ban on protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. They jumped police barricades to hold up slogans and wave the Indian flag after the Delhi police shut down Jantar Mantar as a protest site following a violent crackdown over the weekend. The CJP accuses election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of…The Guardian
• 13 Oct New Delhi police detain top 'cockroach' leaders after flash protest at Jantar MantarOn Tuesday, top leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party were detained by Delhi Police after attempting to protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi despite it being sealed off with barricades. The CJP accuses India’s Election Commission of manipulating voter rolls to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party; the commission denies this. Three new official protest sites have been designated, but the CJP leader Abhijeet…Dawn
• 13 Oct India detains top 'cockroach' leaders after flash protestIndia’s police detained key leaders from the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after they attempted to enter the protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which has been blocked by police barriers for several days. The CJP and opposition parties are protesting against alleged electoral malpractice by India’s Election Commission that benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Delhi Police had designated…Dawn
• 13 Oct India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest siteLeaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained early Tuesday after entering a heavily-guarded protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and chanting slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over electoral roll revisions. Party founder Abhijeet Dipke shared footage showing Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das being taken away by police after climbing over barricades and…BBC

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