India’s ‘cockroach’ movement demands election chief’s resignation
Summary
A youth group in India called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has threatened to start protests across the country if the chief election officer, Gyanesh Kumar, does not resign by October 2. The group and opposition parties accuse the election commission of altering voter lists to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.Key Facts
- The CJP was started on Instagram in May after India’s chief justice called unemployed young people “cockroaches.”
- The CJP demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over reported voter list changes that may favor Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- Protests are planned to begin in Mumbai on October 2, an important holiday honoring Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday.
- Opposition parties want Kumar arrested and want an independent review of the voter-list updates.
- Election commissioners reportedly raised concerns about these voter list changes multiple times last year.
- The Election Commission says that disagreements are normal and that all its actions are legal.
- The BJP denies any wrongdoing and calls the opposition’s accusations a smear campaign.
- Earlier protests led by the CJP forced the resignation of India’s Education Minister, signaling political impact.
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