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Police detained thousands of protesters, opposition politicians, journalists, student union leaders, lawyers and organizers of the Cockroach youth movement in India’s capital New Delhi to prevent a protest demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner. Among those detained was former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who staged a sit in outside a residence in Delhi. She was released at around 6:35 pm. Trinamool Congress leaders and lawmakers Dola Sen, Derek O’Brien, Prat...

India’s Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid a student movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). He submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pradhan confirmed the development in a post on social media platform X on Saturday afternoon. He resigned a few hours before the third round of talks between the CJP and the central government, scheduled for Saturday afternoon. In a statement posted on X, Pradhan said, “Considering the situat...

The Cockroach Janata Party’s protest has now entered a more violent phase. After what it described as a brutal attack on students, opposition leaders have now been detained. India’s Home Minister Amit Shah had instructed protesters not to hold a sit in demonstration inside the high security zone. Defying that order, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress MPs were preparing to stage a protest in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. Samajwadi Part...