# India’s ‘Cockroach Party’ says members detained ahead of protest

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 12:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/9/indias-cockroach-party-says-members-detained-ahead-of-protest?traffic_source=rss

> The Cockroach Janta Party says thousands of its members were arrested across India ahead of Saturday’s protest in New Delhi. Demonstrators are demanding the election panel chief’s resignation over alleged voter-list revision irregularities that critics say benefited Modi’s BJP.

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