India Detains 'Cockroach Movement' Leaders in Protest Against Election Commissioner

Indian police detained leaders of the 'Cockroach Movement' after they breached barricades at a historic observatory in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter list revisions critics say favor the BJP. The movement, backed by opposition groups, has staged near-daily protests this month, escalating pressure on the election body ahead of upcoming polls. The detention marks a sharpening of the confrontation between civil society and the government over electoral integrity.