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Top leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party sent to jail after protest

none@none.com (AFP) · Dawn
Published 14 Oct 2026, 11:34 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The commission, which oversees voting in the world’s most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing. Delhi police said CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, 30, and…

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