Indian Protesters Rally to Demand Election Chief's Removal
Hundreds of protesters marched in Connaught Place in New Delhi, India. The march was on Friday evening.
The online youth movement Cockroach Janta Party organized it. The march went ahead despite heavy security measures.
The protesters want the country's chief election commissioner removed. Police detained Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke on Friday.
This was his second detention in a week. The detention came before the new protests.
The protests are part of wider demonstrations over a voter-list review. Officials say the review removes duplicate and invalid entries.
Critics warn it could take away voting rights from some people. The Cockroach movement started online as satire.
It began after India's chief justice compared unemployed youths to parasites. It later grew into a nationwide youth movement.
Key Terms 4
- Cockroach Janta Party An online youth movement that started as satire and grew nationwide
- chief election commissioner The top official in charge of running India's elections
- satire Humor that mocks people or ideas to make a point
- parasites Insults for people who live off others without contributing