Party says 10,000 detained over voter list removals

At least 10,000 protesters have been detained across India, Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said Oct. 8. Those held include students, grassroots groups and opposition supporters demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign over removal of 130 million names from voter lists. Spokesman Deepak Baliyan is in custody, the party says.