Cockroach party accuses Indian authorities of mass detentions ahead of Delhi protest

India's Cockroach Janata Party says at least 10,000 activists have been detained ahead of Saturday's anti-government protest in New Delhi.

• CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said "at least 10,000" activists, student members and party supporters had been detained nationwide.
• The group said its national spokesman Deepak Baliyan was taken into police custody on Thursday.
• Opposition parties and the Cockroach movement demand election chief Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over a voter-list review removing 130 million names.
• Police briefly detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the third time in two days on Wednesday.