Watch: 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
Also reported by BBC World
Summary
Hundreds of protesters from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained in Delhi during an anti-government demonstration. The protest began after India's Chief Justice compared some unemployed youth to "cockroaches," and police had forbidden the gathering, deploying many officers to stop it.Key Facts
- The protest was organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
- The group started their movement in May following remarks by India's Chief Justice calling some unemployed young people "cockroaches."
- Delhi police did not allow the protest to happen.
- Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi to block the protest.
- Roads were barricaded to stop the protest.
- Despite police orders, the CJP insisted on going ahead with the demonstration.
- The founder of the CJP, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained along with other leaders soon after arriving in Delhi.
- Protesters were heard hitting bus windows after their arrest.
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