India’s cockroach protesters defy Modi’s crackdown - The Latest
Summary
The Guardian’s South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Peterson reports from Delhi on the massive crackdown against the youth-led "Cockroach Movement," which protested voter disenfranchisement and demanded the resignation of an election commissioner. The government deployed tens of thousands of police, blocked roads, and detained thousands to prevent the rally, leading to international condemnation of its authoritarian tactics. The movement, which previously forced an education minister’s resignation, now aligns with opposition parties and student groups to challenge the BJP’s grip on power. …
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Introduction: Youth protests challenge Modi government
Delhi lockdown and the 'Cockroach' movement origins
Government crackdown: arrests and transport blocks
Why the BJP fears this youth-led dissent
Global impact of protest crackdown images
Detention of movement leaders and Jantar Mantar ban
Voter roll revision: mass disenfranchisement of minorities
Allegations of Election Commission bias and political motive
Can the opposition and youth movement challenge the BJP?
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