India's 'cockroach' movement: "This is unprecedented"
Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election…
France 24 reports: Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said.
"This is unprecedented," our guest Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, says.
This world story centres on India. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Indian, Abhijeet Dipke and Cockroach Janta Party.
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