Abhijeet Dipke (centre), founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest movement, and two other leaders were detained on Saturday before they could disembark from their flight in Delhi ahead of the planned demonstration. (EPA Images pic)NEW DELHI: Leaders of India's online "cockroach" movement pledged on Sunday to continue their campaign against the election commissioner, hours after they were released from detention as authorities sought to thwart a major demonstration.
The rally planned for Saturday in the capital New Delhi came after weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision that critics say could benefit prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.
