Delhi braces for more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released
Summary
Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi were released by a court after being detained ahead of large protests demanding changes to India’s election system. The city was heavily guarded with thousands of police and many transport services shut to prevent protests at a main site.Key Facts
- The court freed leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka with conditions to avoid public disorder for one year.
- The CJP started after India’s Chief Justice called some unemployed youth “cockroaches,” and the group pushes for election reforms.
- Police detained around 7,000 protesters on Saturday and released them later the same day.
- The government blocked protests at Jantar Mantar by closing metro stations and barricading roads.
- The CJP also calls for the resignation of Election Chief Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter list issues, which officials deny.
- Many protesters, including student leaders and lawyers, were stopped or detained but released quickly.
- The electoral roll update process has removed about 130 million voter names across India.
- Despite restrictions, some protesters insisted on their right to protest peacefully in democracy.
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