Cockroach Party leader arrested, released: "Modi is an embarrassment"
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Indian police detained thousands of protesters on Saturday ahead of a planned demonstration in New Delhi. The protests target the election commission's revision of voter rolls.
The founder of the Cockroach Janta Party was among those arrested. After his release, he called Prime Minister Modi an "embarrassment" and urged supporters to continue protesting.