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Shilpi Chhotray Young Indians are challenging the purge of voter rolls by Modi’s right-wing government. Shrishti Khanna, who was detained by Delhi police while covering the protests, explains. The post Inside India’s Gen Z Cockroach Janta Movement appeared first on The Nation .

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Modi Has No Easy Fix to End Latest India Cockroach ProtestsBack in July, the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister swiftly ended India’s first major round of student “Cockroach” protests just as they were gaining momentum. This time, he has no easy way out.

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Cockroach Party Leaders Detained to Stop ProtestsIndian 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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India Jails Two ‘Cockroach’ Protest Leaders for Five DaysTwo top leaders of India’s “Cockroach” protest movement were arrested and sent to jail for five days as a standoff with authorities intensified over a contentious voter-roll revision.

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India’s Delhi Braces for More Protests After Mass DetentionsIndia is bracing for a third straight day of tensions in its capital, with opposition parties on Monday planning a march to the Supreme Court and a youth-led movement pressing ahead with protests over a contentious revision of voter rolls.

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Thousands protest in India's Bengaluru as 'Cockroach' movement demands election chief resignThousands of supporters of India’s youth “Cockroach” movement and student groups are protesting in southern Bengaluru city. They demand the election chief’s resignation over a voter list revision that has removed over 130 names from the rolls, sparking concerns of voter disenfranchisement. The protest follows opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s brief…

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