The protest movement demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the removal of 130 million names from electoral rolls. Opposition figures, including Congress Party President Mallikarjun Kharge, allege the purges unfairly benefit the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India's mission to Geneva dismissed claims by the UN's human rights office that the detentions were arbitrary, calling the OHCHR's concerns an undue intervention in domestic affairs.
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India Frees Cockroach Party Leader After Detaining Thousands in Delhi
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Abhijeet Dipke was released from police custody on Sunday after being seized at the New Delhi airport to block a youth-led rally. Security forces detained as many as 3,000 people, including journalists, student leaders, and lawyers, to dismantle a demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party. Authorities shut dozens of metro stations and suspended mobile internet across parts of the city to thwart the movement's attempts to march toward parliament.
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