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'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes

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India's Cockroach movement launches nationwide protests demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign

Thousands of supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protested in Mumbai and other cities on Friday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over changes to voter rolls they allege unfairly benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governing party. Indian security forces clamped down on demonstrators in multiple cities.

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India's Cockroach movement launches nationwide protests demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign
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