NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” youth movement has called for new protests in the country’s financial hub of Mumbai for Friday to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over a contentious revision of voter lists.
The movement, which began as an online campaign and now calls itself the Cockroach Janata Party, forced India’s education minister to resign in July with its street protests. The Mumbai rally is meant to kick off a new period of demonstrations nationwide.
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