# Thousands protest in India as ‘Cockroach’ movement demands election chief’s resignation

https://mins.news/en/video/92052

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-08 19:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ZlSDOwYYE

> Protests have spread from Delhi to Bengaluru, where India’s youth “Cockroach” movement and opposition parties are calling for the election chief to resign. They oppose voter-list revisions that have removed more than 130 million names, fueling fears of mass disenfranchisement.

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