Politics
India detains party leaders as protests over electoral roll revision spread
October 13, 2026 at 07:28 AM · Updated 3d ago
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 2 hours
SNSky News Arabia
على وقع أزمة الناخبين بالهند.. اعتقال قادة حركة "الصراصير"
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الهند تعتقل قادة حركة "الصراصير" وسط تصاعد الغضب من شطب 130 مليون ناخب
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BNBBC News
CJP: India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
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TGThe Guardian
Shock, anger and a crackdown: why a contentious electoral revision has sparked outrage
(opens the publisher’s site)Police detained Indian party leaders after they breached barricades in Delhi to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Police detained Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das on Tuesday after they climbed barricades at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
- The federal home ministry on Monday stripped Jantar Mantar of its designated protest status, offering three alternative venues.
- Critics allege the electoral roll revision, which has removed 130 million names, risks excluding eligible voters.
- Congress petitioned the Supreme Court against the revision, and Kerala's assembly passed a resolution seeking Kumar's removal.
- The opposition alleges the removal of 130 million names disproportionately targets Muslim and minority voters to benefit the ruling BJP.
- Police arrested several Cockroach Janata party leaders in addition to Ranka and Das during Tuesday's Delhi protests.
- Police detained thousands of protesters after security forces blocked the movement's planned demonstration.