Tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed and roads barricaded in Delhi to stop the latest Cockroach Janta Party demonstration
The group says its leader, Abhijeet Dipke, is among hundreds reportedly detained since Friday evening – our correspondent says it’s clear these protesters have struck a nerve
Watch the moment Dipke and others chant “long live the revolution” as police approach him on a plane in Delhi
Dipke – who has said he is prepared to go to jail – started the movement in May almost as a joke in response to a remark by India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant, who had likened jobless youngsters to “cockroaches”
Momentum built as the movement tapped into anger over unemployment, exam paper leaks and government accountability – today’s protest calls for electoral reforms and the resignation of India’s election chief
Delhi feels like it is under siege, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey at the scene
Its last major protest in July saw violent clashes with police and forced India’s education minister to resign
