WorldPingIndia's "cockroach" youth movement said Saturday that police had detained the group's leaders as well as "more than 15,000" protesters attempting to stage a major demonstration in the capital against the country's election commissioner following alle…
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The scale of the crackdown underscored the authorities' determination to disrupt a fast-growing protest campaign that has mobilized thousands of young people.
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Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.
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WorldPingThe group - who are not registered as a political party in India - want electoral reforms ahead of crucial state elections.
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WorldPingIndian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures.
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WorldPingIndian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.
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WorldPingThe leaders of India's "Cockroach" movement have been detained by police, along with hundreds of protesters, in a major crackdown to stop a mass demonstration.
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