The campaign demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following a voter-roll revision that removed 130 million names, a figure roughly equal to the entire population of Mexico. Opposition parties and activists claim the removals disproportionately target marginalized voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, while the Election Commission maintains it is removing duplicate and deceased entries. The Cockroach Janta Party previously forced the resignation of India's education minister in July over exam leaks.
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India Detains Cockroach Party Founder Amid 130M Voter Purge
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Authorities in the capital arrested Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday, implementing a city-wide lockdown to block demonstrations by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party. Police and paramilitary forces sealed central New Delhi, shut 57 metro stations, and canceled several express trains to thwart a mass rally scheduled for October 10. The movement's spokesperson alleges that at least 10,000 supporters, students, and farmers have been detained nationwide to prevent them from joining the protest.
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