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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.
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.
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.
India's 'Cockroach' party says its leaders have been detained ahead of a major protest called by the collective. Protesters are calling for India's chief election commissioner to resign.
India's "cockroach" youth movement said Saturday that police had detained the group's leaders as well as "more than 15,000" protesters attempting to stage a major demonstration in the capital against the country's election commissioner.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pulled out all the stops to prevent Cockroach movement protests.
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New Delhi accused of silencing dissent as satirical content and online critiques are removed under new rules.
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Musk claimed Starlink was not being allowed to launch in India despite spending five years complying with every single law and requirement of the government.
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