India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' Founder Detained Ahead of Delhi Protest Demanding Election Chief's Resignation

Police detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the youth-led 'Cockroach Janta Party,' in New Delhi on Friday ahead of a planned protest calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The detention, captured on live social media footage, follows nearly daily demonstrations over a voter list revision that removed more than 130 million voters. The Election Commission denies any political favoritism, while the BJP has accused opposition groups of undermining legitimate electoral processes.

Abhijeet Dipke, who leads the group known as the 'Cockroach Janta Party', was detained by police on Friday ahead of a planned rally in a commercial district of central Delhi — video shared by the organisation captured the arrest — as part of an ongoing campaign calling for the removal of the country's election commission chief. Protests held on most days throughout the month have drawn in the youth-founded Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), various opposition blocs, and student organisations, all pressing for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down over a voter-roll revision that a range of political analysts and opposing parties argue was designed in ways that advantage Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Across the voter roll update, upwards of 130 million entries were dropped from the electoral register — a move the Election Commission has disputed characterising as politically motivated, pointing out that anyone wrongly removed holds a path back through re-registration. Dipke called for a show of support on Friday for two of its leaders who had been arrested and sentenced to five days in detention after joining a protest at a location where demonstrations were not permitted.

India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' Founder Detained Ahead of Delhi Protest Demanding Election Chief's Resignation

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