India's Cockroach movement demands election chief's resignation amid protests
The youth-led group joins opposition calls for Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down over alleged voter roll manipulation.
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 15 articles since 24 Sept 2026. Times of India published first, on 24 September at 04:30 UTC; Deutsche Welle followed 2h 30m later. The most recent article, from Deutsche Welle, appeared on 28 September at 14:18 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Times of India, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Times of India'Gyanesh, it's done bro': CJP to take up issue of EC reforms as CEC draws flak
- Deutsche WelleIndia news: Cockroach party demands Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
- Times of India'Stop contesting polls': CJP's 'fixed match' msg to oppn parties amid SIR row
- South China Morning PostIndia’s ‘cockroach’ movement targets election chief in political pivot
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraIndia’s ‘cockroach’ movement demands election chief’s resignation
- Deutsche WelleIndia news: Protests against election chief escalate as Gandhi, Cockroach party allege 'rigged' vote
- News FeedIndia police detain dozens of protesters against election commission
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraIndia’s Cockroach movement joins opposition push to oust election chief
- Times of India'Himanta Sarma is scared': CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka, his team detained in Guwahati
- Deutsche WelleIndia news: Assam Police detain CJP's Ashutosh Ranka
Show 5 later sources
- Times of India‘If Ashu is not released, I will go to Assam’: CJP's Abhijeet Dipke warns Himanta
- Times of IndiaCJP says Mumbai Police denied Oct 2 protest permission, launches 'Jail Bharo Andolan'
- Times of India‘Illegal detention by Assam Police has finally ended’: CJP’s Ranka to address press
- Deutsche WelleWhy the latest action from India's youth-led 'cockroach' movement is targeting the election chief
- Deutsche WelleIndia's youth-led Cockroach movement targets election chief over voter-roll dispute
Sources
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- India’s Cockroach movement joins opposition push to oust election chief Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- India police detain dozens of protesters against election commission News Feed ·
- India’s ‘cockroach’ movement demands election chief’s resignation Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Why the latest action from India's youth-led 'cockroach' movement is targeting the election chief Deutsche Welle
- India's youth-led Cockroach movement targets election chief over voter-roll dispute Deutsche Welle
- ‘Illegal detention by Assam Police has finally ended’: CJP’s Ranka to address press Times of India
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- CJP says Mumbai Police denied Oct 2 protest permission, launches 'Jail Bharo Andolan' Times of India
- ‘If Ashu is not released, I will go to Assam’: CJP's Abhijeet Dipke warns Himanta Times of India
- India news: Assam Police detain CJP's Ashutosh Ranka Deutsche Welle
- 'Himanta Sarma is scared': CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka, his team detained in Guwahati Times of India
- India news: Protests against election chief escalate as Gandhi, Cockroach party allege 'rigged' vote Deutsche Welle
- India’s ‘cockroach’ movement targets election chief in political pivot South China Morning Post
- 'Stop contesting polls': CJP's 'fixed match' msg to oppn parties amid SIR row Times of India
- India news: Cockroach party demands Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation Deutsche Welle
- 'Gyanesh, it's done bro': CJP to take up issue of EC reforms as CEC draws flak Times of India
In this story
- Cockroach Janta Party
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Ashutosh Ranka
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Assam Police