# India 'cockroach' leaders who urged election chief to quit are released from jail

https://mins.news/en/item/109950

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 18:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c674p0xepljeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, were released after a week in jail over alleged trespassing at a banned protest site in Delhi. They deny wrongdoing and have urged India’s chief election commissioner to resign. The Election Commission rejects claims that it altered voter rolls to benefit the governing BJP.

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