Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site
Summary
Two leaders of India’s youth group called the Cockroach Janata party were jailed for five days after they broke a ban on protesting at a central site in Delhi named Jantar Mantar. They were protesting against the police crackdown on earlier demonstrations and the government’s change in rules about where protests can happen.Key Facts
- Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, leaders of the Cockroach Janata party, were jailed for five days in Delhi's Tihar prison.
- They were arrested for crossing police barricades and holding slogans and flags at Jantar Mantar, a historic protest site in Delhi.
- The protest was against the police crackdown on youth protests and the decision to stop Jantar Mantar from being the official protest area.
- The group opposes changes to India’s voter list managed by election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of favoring the ruling party.
- Police denied permission for a large protest and used about 30,000 officers to block it, detaining more than 7,000 people.
- The government says voters mistakenly removed from the list can reapply, denying any political bias.
- Human rights groups and the UN criticized the government’s handling of the protests, but India rejected the UN’s comments.
- A UK political delegation raised concerns about the protests with the Indian government during a visit.
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