Politics · India · 12 hrs ago
Indian court orders release of three leaders of ‘cockroach’ movement
Three leaders of India’s viral “cockroach” movement were detained on Saturday before planned protests in New Delhi.
The protests were about voting rights and alleged irregularities in revisions to voter rolls.
The movement is a youth group called the Cockroach Janta Party.
An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders on Sunday, and the movement’s founder was reported released from detention.
The dispute matters because voter rolls determine who can vote.
New Delhi is bracing for more protests.
An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders of the viral “cockroach” movement on Sunday.
They had been detained a day earlier, ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions.
The movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, called Narendra Modi an “embarassment to India” in a social media post after his release.
- Who
- Three leaders of the “cockroach” movement, including founder Abhijeet Dipke.
- What
- An Indian court ordered their release from detention.
- When
- Sunday, a day after their detention.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- They had been detained ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions.
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embarassment to India
Three movement leaders were detained ahead of protests over alleged voter-roll revision irregularities.
An Indian court ordered the release of the three leaders.
Founder Abhijeet Dipke called Narendra Modi an “embarassment to India” in a social media post.
- Leaders released
- 3
- Movement founder
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Court order
- Sunday
- Protest issue
- Alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions
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