India
Denied a venue, they came anyway: Gen Z-led voter-roll protest grips Mumbai's Shivaji Park
The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party took its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation to Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Gandhi Jayanti, hours after police denied permission for the venue. With actors Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Vishal Dadlani joining protesters and a 'Jail Bharo' agitation announced, the row over the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls has moved from newspaper revelations to the streets.
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