Indian authorities have arrested thousands of protesters from the movement known as "Cockroach" in the capital New Delhi and the city of Mumbai, amid controversial voter roll revisions that are deepening discontent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
According to sources, the protests center on a plan to revise voter rolls, which opponents see as potentially undermining the voting rights of a segment of the electorate. Tensions escalated in the two major cities as authorities carried out large-scale arrests of participants.
The "Cockroach" movement is said to bring together many young people who oppose the voter roll revisions, which they argue lack transparency and could have negative consequences. The arrests in New Delhi and Mumbai mark a new escalation in the wave of opposition targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
There is not yet full information on the specific number of people arrested or on an official response from Indian authorities. The developments indicate mounting tensions over the voter roll issue in the South Asian country.
