Delhi protest detentions Youth seek electoral change

Oct 10

RTVE reports 2,000 people detained after protests in New Delhi led by young people in the Cockroach movement. It says they seek the election commissioner's resignation over alleged voter-roll manipulation favoring Narendra Modi. It reports a massive police deployment and arrest of the movement's leader immediately after arrival at the airport. The electoral-manipulation claim remains the protesters' allegation.

RTVE reports 2,000 people detained at the October 10 New Delhi protest led by the Cockroach youth movement, with its leader arrested on arrival at the airport amid a major police deployment. Protesters demand the election commissioner's resignation over alleged voter-roll manipulation favoring Modi. Their allegation remains unproven in this account. TV Brasil's October 10 roundup gives more than 2,000 detainees and also reports a detained protest leader. It attributes the alleged Modi-party benefit to protesters and retains the election commission's denial of irregularities and explanation that it is correcting improper registrations ahead of next year's state elections. Keep RTVE's 2,000 figure and airport-arrest detail attributed to its account.