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India's Cockroach movement demands election chief resign

On September 25, 2026, India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party joined opposition calls for election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. The movement threatened to return to mass protests with an October 2 deadline, citing reports of election meddling.

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India’s ‘cockroach’ movement targets election chief in political pivot

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India’s “cockroach” youth movement is testing whether it can turn anger over education and jobs into a broader challenge to the country’s political establishment, two months after its protests helped force an education minister to resign over alleged entrance exam leaks. Its latest target is another powerful institution: the country’s election watchdog. The shift marks a transition for the movemen