# India’s ‘cockroach’ movement: ‘This is unprecedented’

https://mins.news/en/item/94341

- France 24, 2026-10-10 09:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261010-india-s-cockroach-movement-this-is-unprecedented

> Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, who leads the satirical Cockroach Janta Party movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said. Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, called the move “unprecedented.”

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