{"id":384235,"date":"2026-10-02T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/india-cracks-down-on-cockroach-protest-demanding-indias-election-chief-resigns\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:07","slug":"india-cracks-down-on-cockroach-protest-demanding-indias-election-chief-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/india-cracks-down-on-cockroach-protest-demanding-indias-election-chief-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"India cracks down on \u2018cockroach\u2019 protest demanding India\u2019s election chief resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pIdy6dqAmDM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"India cracks down on \u2018cockroach\u2019 protest demanding India\u2019s election chief resigns\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pIdy6dqAmDM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for the country\u2019s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over allegations of manipulating voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>An Indian Express investigation found Kumar\u2019s two fellow commissioners had repeatedly questioned how voters were being added and removed from the rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The commission said the changes were to ensure voter lists were up to date and free of duplicate entries, but critics say they leave millions unable to vote.<\/p>\n<p>#India #CockroachJantaParty #CJP #GyaneshKumar #Channel4News<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for the country\u2019s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over allegations of manipulating voter rolls. 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