Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to fight on

Hundreds of people who came out on the streets despite the police's restrictions were detained on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters continued to be detained in Delhi on Sunday India's Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has vowed to continue its protest seeking the resignation of top election official even as the city sees more demonstrations for a second day with thousands of security personnel deployed and roads barricaded. Abhijeet Dipke – who began the movement in May after India's Chief Justice likened some jobless young people to "cockroaches" – and other leaders were arrested on arrival in Delhi on Saturday. They were freed on Sunday. In his first comments after his release, Dipke said "the CJP will neither back down nor be intimidated".

Media reports said, 7,000 protesters were detained and released on Saturday. Hundreds have also been detained on Sunday. The CJP – which is not registered as a political party in India – is seeking electoral reforms just months before crucial state elections. It has also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of manipulating voters' lists – which the Election Commission has denied. On Sunday morning, Dipke and two other senior CJP leaders – Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka – were set free by a magistrate's court "on the condition that they