# India’s Cockroach Party leaders released as New Delhi tightens security ahead of more protests

https://mins.news/en/video/95270

- CNA, 2026-10-11 12:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5Oco8OW68

> Leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party vowed to keep protesting and demand the chief election commissioner’s resignation after their release from detention. A court ordered the release of founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders, detained after their plane landed in New Delhi. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed ahead of a second day of protests.

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