Cockroach Party Holds Delhi Rally Under Heavy Security

Indian authorities closed a central New Delhi park and tightened security ahead of a youth-led “Cockroach” movement rally demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The protests center on a voter-roll revision that has removed more than 130 million names; critics say it could disenfranchise voters, especially minorities, and benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. Election officials and the government reject the allegations, saying the changes remove duplicate and ineligible entries and that wrongly deleted voters can re-enroll. The planned flag-waving demonstration follows the detention of movement associates and comes amid broader protests and restrictions on public gatherings.