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Indian Youth Congress and Cockroach movement protest CEC

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The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) initiated protests in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Demonstrators, led by IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib, accused the Election Commission of erroneously removing living citizens from voter lists. During the demonstration, protesters wore masks of Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi while attempting to march toward Jantar Mantar, but were stopped by police. Following the police intervention, the IYC filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to challenge the Delhi Police’s decision to deny permission for the demonstration. In the petition, the organization argues that the refusal violates fundamental rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, claiming the police applied a blanket ban rather than an individualized assessment of the situation. As tensions escalated, authorities detained Abhijit Dipke, founder of the youth movement ‘Cockroach’ (CJP), along with leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka at the airport. This movement is also demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, with protesters alleging that recent voter list revisions removed approximately 130 million voters to favor the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In response to anticipated ‘Save Democracy’ protests, security in central New Delhi has been significantly heightened. Measures include Political tensions have since intensified as parties clash over the deployment of thousands legitimacy of police these movements. BJP MLC Praveen Kumar accused the Congress party and paramilitary personnel, the installation CJP of metal barricades, attempting to ‘spread anarchy,’ claiming the closure movements are driven by ideologies fearful of metro stations, and Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. In contrast, Congress leaders, including State President Shubhankar Sarkar, have criticized the suspension of mobile internet services. While government and the Election Commission Commission, alleging ‘vote theft’ and the BJP deny allegations of manipulation, claiming revisions target duplicate entries, opposition groups maintain irregularities in recent by-elections while condemning the process disenfranchises millions arrests of legitimate voters. protesters as attempts to suppress voices against injustice.

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  1. 2026-10-10 15:58 UTC Indian Youth Congress and Cockroach movement protest CEC
  2. 2026-10-10 10:03 UTC Indian Youth Congress and Cockroach movement protest CEC
  3. 2026-10-04 16:11 UTC Indian Youth Congress protests against Election Commission
  4. 2026-10-03 20:45 UTC Indian Youth Congress protests against Election Commission

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