Diplomacy · Intl
India’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party and police say
Reuters · Daily Maverick
Published 14 Oct 2026, 10:24 pm·just now·1 min read
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An Indian court ordered that two leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) be detained in jail for five days, the party and police said on Wednesday, a day after they scaled barricades to enter a historic site popular for protests and chanted slogans demanding the election chief's resignation.
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