# India’s ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ leader arrested ahead of protests, thousands of police deployed

https://mins.news/en/video/94357

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-10 09:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYG6C7pp46M

> Indian police arrested the founder of a youth party before protests in New Delhi calling for the election chief to resign over alleged voter-list irregularities. Authorities tightened security, cancelled transport services and blocked internet access.

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