# Cockroach Party founder and senior leaders detained in India ahead of protest

https://mins.news/en/item/94274

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-10 07:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-party-founder-top-leaders-detained-ahead-of-protest?traffic_source=rss

> The founder of India’s Cockroach Janta Party and other senior leaders were allegedly detained after arriving in New Delhi to lead a mass protest against election panel chief Gyanesh Kumar.

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