Hundreds of people, including leaders of the Gen-Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, were detained during a protest in Delhi calling for electoral reforms on Saturday.
Thousands of security personnel were deployed across the city ahead of the demonstration. The protest was organised by the Cockroach Janta Party, a group led by members of Generation Z.
The group’s stated demand was for changes to the electoral system. The detentions involved party leaders among others attending the protest, although the supplied material does not give further details about the grounds for the action.
The available information does not specify the total number of people detained, the precise location of the demonstration or whether the protest continued after the detentions. Further details about the authorities’ response and the group’s next steps were not immediately available.
