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Cockroach Party Leaders Detained to Stop Protests

Indian authorities detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka ahead of a planned demonstration against a contentious revision of voter rolls. Police imposed sweeping restrictions in the national capital to stop supporters and allies from gathering for the youth-led protest. (Source: Bloomberg)

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