Protests against India's election chief: 'Cockroach' movement leaders freed, vowing to continue demonstrations

Summary

Police in New Delhi temporarily detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to end an almost nine-hour standoff during a protest seeking the resignation of the chief election official, in a row over voter rolls, Bloomberg and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Authorities had braced for the march by India's main opposition parties with a heavy security presence around Parliament and the Election Commission's headquarters, according to Bloomberg. On 10 October, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that India's youth 'Cockroach' movement was set to hold fresh protests in the capital, intensifying a campaign against a voter list revision as anger against the election chief and Modi grows. Indian authorities then launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters from the movement who intended to hold a mass demonstration, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS News. On Sunday 11 October, three leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement, were released a day after they were detained ahead of the protests, according to CBS News, and vowed to continue demonstrations, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News.

Latest: Three leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement, were released a day after being detained ahead of protests against a voter list revision, and vowed to continue demonstrations.

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