MumbaiCockroach Janta Party drew thousands despite a police ban.
Protesters accuse India’s Election Commission of purging voters to favour the ruling party.
The commission’s special revision of voter rolls has struck 130 million names, which it says were duplicate or ineligible.
It says the full commission took every major decision unanimously, and the ruling party rejects the accusation.
Organiser Abhijeet Dipke vows a Delhi march on 10 October unless Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide
- India.com
- emphasizes Gen-Z 'cockroach' movement's defiance (tens of thousands despite police prohibition), October 10 escalation threat
- Hindustan Times
- attributes CJP surge to alleged voter deletion in SIR revision, claims BJP won states through electoral manipulation
- BBC
- foregrounds CJP's scale (25M Instagram followers) and July victory toppling education minister, frames as democracy-defense
Sources: India.com, Hindustan Times, BBC