India: Over a Thousand Detained as Delhi Protests Blocked

Indian police have detained over a thousand people, and according to some reports thousands, in an effort to thwart demonstrations by the Cockroach youth movement (Cockroach Janta Party) in New Delhi, The Jerusalem Post and Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported.

According to the reports, the protest was directed specifically at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over revisions to voter rolls that critics say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party. Meanwhile, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi voiced support for the movement's activists, praised them, and urged them to continue taking to the streets.

Further details regarding the final number of detentions have not yet been released.