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'Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi

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Vyas, K. (2026, October 10). 'Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/cockroach-party-india-protesters-against-modi-vow-to-return/107252114

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-10 · by Karishma Vyas

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Police in New Delhi detained hundreds of protesters from the "Cockroach Party" during demonstrations against the Election Commission's decision to remove 130 million names from voter rolls. The protest organizers, who accuse the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of favoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, vow to continue their protests despite arrests and internet blackouts in the area.
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On October 10, 2026, Indian authorities imposed severe restrictions and arrested Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement, ahead of a major protest in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over controversial voter list revisions. The CJP claimed that at least 10,000 people were detained across India in the lead-up to the protests. Thousands gathered despite restrictions and police beatings; videos showing activists being taken away circulated online. Police also detained over 35 journalists, allegedly for obstructing their duties, raising concerns about press freedom under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule.

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"Delhi Police has to look after well-being of citizens and economic interests alongside the interests of those who want to protest." Public anger towards the revised voter list has been growing since the Indian Express newspaper reported in September that two election commissioners had questioned and disagreed with Mr Kumar over removing millions of names from records.
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'Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi · assertive framing

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In short: India's police have detained hundreds of "Cockroach Party" protesters in New Delhi during demonstrations against the country's Election Commission. asserted
police → detain → Commission
It comes after the Commission's move to drop some 130 million names from their voter list. asserted
It → come → list
The protesters have vowed to return even after Cockroach Janta Party founder was taken into custody. asserted
founder → vow → custody
Chaos erupted in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday as police detained hundreds of protesters, journalists and lawyers during demonstrations targeting the Election Commission's move to drop some 130 million names from the voter list. asserted
police → erupt → list
Police and paramilitary forces enforced a lockdown in much of the city with at least 45 metro stations closed and more than 240 trains to New Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations cancelled. asserted
trains → enforce → Delhi
Internet was cut around the Jantar Mantar protest site and demonstrators reported that anyone attempting to reach the location was detained or turned away. asserted
anyone → cut → location
"I along with my friends left in the morning to protest against the election commissioner. asserted
I → leave → commissioner
There was no way to reach Jantar Mantar, so we decided to assemble around Gurdwara Bangla Sahib," Aditi Subramanian told the ABC. asserted
Subramanian → be → ABC
"The police with no accompanied female officers detained all of us and threw us in the bus violently … with no internet connectivity. asserted
police → accompany → connectivity
It has been so difficult to verify who has been taken where," she said. asserted
she → verify → ?
Social media and television footage showed unarmed protesters being carried by their arms and legs into police buses and journalists being violently detained despite showing their press credentials. asserted
journalists → show → credentials
Demonstrators, organised by the "Cockroach" youth movement, were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of the voter list that critics say disproportionately benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). asserted
critics → organise → Party
"We are concerned by reports of mass detentions in India of demonstrators, protest leaders, members of civil society organisations, lawyers and journalists, before and during today's large-scale demonstrations in Delhi," UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said in a statement. asserted
Kheetan → concern → statement
The statement called on Indian authorities to "ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and fulfilled". asserted
right → call → assembly
It also called for "utmost restraint in response to peaceful protesters" and for those "arbitrarily detained" to be "immediately and unconditionally released". asserted
those → call → protesters
About 130 million voters were kicked off the registrar, which is more than four times the population of Australia. asserted
which → kick → Australia
"I came last night from Haryana (state) to demand Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. asserted
I → come → resignation
We will not let him fool the people anymore. asserted
him → let → people
We will come again tomorrow," protester Pramod Kumar told the ABC after being detained by police. asserted
Kumar → come → police
"If you go anywhere in Delhi today you will see police everywhere, carrying sticks and batons and detaining anyone of us who goes close to Jantar Mantar. asserted
who → go → Mantar
"The situation is very tense," he said. asserted
he → say → ?
At New Delhi airport, police also detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and senior leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed, the group said in a statement. "If you think that by threatening us with jail, you can stop us, then that is not going to happen. asserted
that → detain → us
We are ready to go to the jail," Mr Dipke said as officers moved through the plane to take him into custody. asserted
officers → go → custody
"But we will fight to save the democracy of this country. asserted
we → fight → country
And we will make sure Gyanesh Kumar resigns as he has deleted more than 130 million votes and has snatched the voting rights of the people." Delhi police did not return the ABC's calls but in a statement they said that protesters had not secured the required permission. " asserted
protesters → make → permission
Delhi being capital of the fastest growing economy of the country cannot be brought to halt every time there are protests,"the statement said. asserted
statement → grow → country
"Delhi Police has to look after well-being of citizens and economic interests alongside the interests of those who want to protest." Public anger towards the revised voter list has been growing since the Indian Express newspaper reported in September that two election commissioners had questioned and disagreed with Mr Kumar over removing millions of names from records. asserted
commissioners → look → records
Mr Kumar has not commented but the Election Commission and the BJP have denied allegations of wrongdoing. asserted
Commission → comment → wrongdoing
The commission said the removals relate to entries identified during the draft revision process and that any eligible voter incorrectly deleted can re-enrol. asserted
voter → say → process
BJP national spokesman and MP Sambit Patra in a statement said the anarchists had failed. asserted
anarchists → say → statement
"We have been seeing that a few anarchist forces have been spreading anarchy in a corner of Delhi for the past few days," the statement said. asserted
statement → see → days
"But today the anarchists have failed. " asserted
anarchists → fail → ?
The flop show of anarchist elements has completely collapsed." asserted
show → collapse → elements
Opposition parties say the voter deletions affected the outcome of some recent state elections won by the BJP, and have cast a shadow on elections in the world's largest democracy. asserted
deletions → say → democracy
"We are going to defend our Constitution. asserted
We → go → Constitution
We are going to protect the voice of the Indian people. asserted
We → go → people
And we are going to ensure that what was done to India over the last 10-15 years will never, ever be done again," Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi posted on X. asserted
Gandhi → go → X.
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