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Central Delhi locked down, internet cut as youth protest demands election chief quit

Central Delhi locked down, internet cut as youth protest demands election chief quit
South China Morning Post Saturday 10 October 2026, 01:13 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit. The protest, called ‌by the “cockroach” youth movement, hopes to draw thousands of demonstrators who want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya...

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit. The protest, called ‌by the “cockroach” youth movement, hopes to draw thousands of demonstrators who want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata... [Image text:] D-21 80 N.D.D. DELHI POLICE NEW DELHI DISTT.
Central Delhi (LOCATION) metro (LOCATION) India (LOCATION) Gyanesh Kumar (PERSON) Narendra Modi (PERSON) Bharatiya Janata (PERSON)
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