"Cockroaches" against the government. Is India on the verge of a "color revolution"?
A new wave of protests has erupted in India again. The main driving force behind these protests is the "Cockroach People's Party" (CJP). Having succeeded in forcing the resignation of the Minister of Education this summer, the "cockroaches" are now demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission.
"Cockroaches" against the government. Is India on the verge of a "color revolution"?
Protests by the "Cockroaches People's Party" (CJP) youth movement, which have been ongoing in New Delhi since late last week, have entered a sharp phase. To stop these protests, 35,000 police officers have been deployed to the capital of India.
The new protests began after a report was published in the Indian Express newspaper stating that two deputy heads of the election commission raised a number of concerns regarding changes to voter lists, registration procedures, and digital systems.
As a result of changes implemented since last year, more than 130 million names have been removed from the voter lists. This is more than the population of Japan. Among those removed from the lists are 28 million deceased individuals, 63 million who have moved elsewhere, and 30 million individuals whose addresses could not be determined.
Opposition parties claim that these changes disproportionately affect Muslims and other minority groups. In their view, these groups are less likely to vote for the ruling party that supports Hindu nationalism.
The Election Commission and the country's ruling "Bharatiya Janata Party" deny these allegations. The unexpected attack launched against the Election Commission and its head, Gyanesh Kumar, is said to be aimed at questioning the legitimacy of Narendra Modi's victory in the 2024 elections. Against this backdrop, representatives of India's ruling party have begun to talk about a "foreign trace" in the October protests.
According to the results of the recent general elections, the "Bharatiya Janata Party" retained its parliamentary majority, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been in power since 2014, was re-elected for a new term.
The campaign against the head of the Election Commission was initiated by the "Cockroaches People's Party" movement, which a few months ago succeeded in securing the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The demand of the "Cockroaches" was publicly supported for the first time by the INDIA opposition alliance, led by the "Indian National Congress" party and its leader Rahul Gandhi.