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India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
Protesters climbed over barricades in central Delhi to demand the election chief resign over revised voter lists.
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India's 'cockroach' leaders vow to keep up election protests
Leaders of India's online "cockroach" movement pledged on Sunday to continue their campaign against the election commissioner, hours after they were released from detention as authorities sought to thwart a major demonstration. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
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India court orders release of 'Cockroach' party leaders as movement calls for fresh protests
Leaders of the youth-led protest movement were detained ahead of a large demonstration in Delhi demanding India's election commissioner step down. Meanwhile, fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.
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India court orders release of 'Cockroach' party leaders as movement calls for fresh protests. Follow DW
Leaders of the youth-led protest movement were detained ahead of a large demonstration in Delhi demanding India's election commissioner step down. Meanwhile, fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.
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Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to fight on
Hundreds of people who came out on the streets despite the police's restrictions were detained on Sunday.
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India court orders release of 'Cockroach' movement leaders
Leaders of the youth-led protest movement were detained ahead of a large demonstration in Delhi demanding India's election commissioner step down. Meanwhile, fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.
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India court orders release of 'cockroach' movement leaders after detention
An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders of the viral "cockroach" youth movement on Sunday, a day after their detention ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions. Upon his release, founder Abhijeet Dipke called Narendra Modi an "embarassment to India" in a social media post.
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Indian authorities crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in central Delhi
Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a demonstration called by the "Cockroach" movement in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party were also detained.
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Why have hundreds of 'cockroach' protesters been detained in Delhi
Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.
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India detains 'cockroach' movement leaders in bid to thwart election protest
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.
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New Delhi police crack down on protesters ahead of anti-gov’t march
India’s police have detained dozens of protesters, including ‘Cockroach’ party leaders ahead of an anti-gov't march.
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'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
The group - who are not registered as a political party in India - want electoral reforms ahead of crucial state elections.
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown
Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.
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Indian authorities crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in central Delhi. Follow live.
Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party have been detained too.
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Indian police crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in Delhi
Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a planned demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party have been detained.
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India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that triggered strict security measures. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
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India's 'cockroach' movement: "This is unprecedented"
Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said. "This is unprecedented," our guest Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, says.