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Hundreds rallied in Mumbai while police detained protesters and opposition leaders in New Delhi, Associated Press reported.

Published · Oct 2, 2026, 09:26 AMUpdated · Oct 2, 2026, 01:27 PM

‘Cockroach’ protesters demand India’s election chief resign over voter-list revisions

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The Associated Press reported that hundreds of “Cockroach” movement supporters protested in Mumbai to demand the election chief’s resignation over voter-list revisions, while police detained protesters and opposition leaders in New Delhi. The Election Commission and government deny allegations of wrongdoing.

Section: Politics
Format: BRIEF
Published: Oct 2, 2026, 09:26 AM

Hundreds of supporters of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement rallied in Mumbai on Friday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over revisions to India’s voter lists, the Associated Press reported.

Police prevented student and civil society groups from gathering at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site and detained dozens of protesters and some opposition leaders, according to the report. Critics and opposition parties accuse the Election Commission of changes that could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. The commission and the government deny wrongdoing, saying the revisions aim to remove duplicate and ineligible entries while retaining eligible voters.

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