
Protests against the Electoral Commission triggered tight security, with police boarding a plane and detaining Dipke, the founder of the "Cockroach People's Party".
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The Election Commission of India has been accused of misconduct during the revision of the national electoral roll, triggering protests from the opposition camp.
(Central News Agency, New Delhi, comprehensive foreign reports on the 10th) India's satirical online movement "Cockroach People's Party" said that the police detained its leader Dipke today. The movement has recently joined forces with other groups to launch large-scale protests against the Election Commission in the capital New Delhi, prompting the authorities to adopt tight security measures.
Agence France-Presse reported that the demonstration was the result of weeks of mobilization by the opposition camp after the Election Commission of India (ECI) was accused of misconduct in the revision of the national electoral roll.
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) posted on social media that its founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders were detained by police as they prepared to disembark from a plane in New Delhi. Footage broadcast by television stations showed uniformed police officers on the plane they were traveling on.
Reuters reported that Diepke told the police officers who boarded the plane: "I am here to be arrested by you. Arrest me...I am not afraid of you at all." One of the police officers assured Diepke that the police were not arresting him, but wanted him to cooperate with the investigation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a National Day reception at the Taipei Hotel on the evening of the 10th. President Lai Ching-te accompanied King Swatini III of Eswatini and the visiting delegation to taste Taiwanese local delicacies and desserts. Vice President Hsiao Meiqin and Chief Executive Officer Zhuo Rongtai led the envoys in Taiwan to visit a number of special stalls to showcase Taiwan's diverse food culture.

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