India's 'cockroach' movement: "This is unprecedented"

A world news story from the U.S., reported by France 24.

World News · the U.S. · October 10, 2026

From France 24

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.

Reported by France 24, October 10, 2026. Read the full story at France 24 →

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