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India's "Cockroach Party" leaders released from detention, demand resignation of country's election chief
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party youth movement—Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka—were released on Sunday after being detained ahead of protests against a controversial revision of voter lists.
- Their release came with the condition that they commit "no breach of peace for one year," though the specifics and impact on their protest activities remain unclear.
- Authorities detained over 2,000 protesters in Delhi, including opposition lawmakers, as part of a broad security crackdown involving canceled train services, closed metro stations, and suspended mobile internet.
- Most detainees were released late Saturday, but tensions remain high, with Dipke publicly condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an embarrassment to India" following his release.
