India news: Cockroach Janta Party announces Delhi march for October 10, calls for election chief's resignation

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Pranavi Urs has become the first Indian woman to win gold in the Asian Games individual golf after she sank a nerve-wracking three-foot par putt on the final green to clinch the title by one stroke, finishing at 15-under par. 

Teammates Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar celebrated by soaking Urs with water as her win was confirmed.

China's Yin Ruoning and Singapore's Shannon Tan tied for silver and bronze a stroke back, with Yin claiming silver after a playoff.

This is India's first gold in the sport since Shiv Kapur's men's title in 2002. Urs, Ashok and Dagar also came together to win India its first-ever team silver in the event. China won team gold, with Taiwan's team, featuring five-time major champion Tseng Ya-ni, taking bronze.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced it will mobilize a nationwide march on New Delhi next weekend unless Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.

The call follows a protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park that drew thousands of demonstrators despite police denying permission for the gathering.

A similar protest at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar saw several opposition politicians and student leaders being detained on Friday, which is also observed as Gandhi Jayanti to honor the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, a global pioneer of nonviolence.

"If Gyanesh Kumar doesn't resign, cockroaches from across India will march to Delhi and protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10," CJP founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke said in the statement. 

"And if the Delhi Police tries to stop us, wherever they stop us will become our Jantar Mantar. Ours will be a peaceful protest. We will walk on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi." 

Calling on people to join the march to preserve free and fair elections in the country, Dipke called it "a fight to save our democracy."

The announcement follows a tense October 2, when Delhi Police detained more than 700 demonstrators, including former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas, local media reported. 

Police had denied permission for the Delhi gathering and imposed Section 163 restrictions barring assemblies of more than five people.

The CJP-led gathering in Mumbai's Shivaji Park also saw a huge turnout, including film actors and musicians, but did not face a similar violent crackdown from authorities. 

It is the latest flashpoint in a months-long movement that began as online satire in May and escalated into repeated street demonstrations, including a July 20 protest where Delhi Police used batons to disperse crowds. It led to the resignation of India's then-Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in late July. 

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The Cockroach Janta Party is back for round two, calling for the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The movement's leaders have announced that they will march to New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on October 10, just weeks after CJP protests led to the resignation of India's education minister.

Meanwhile, things are heating up in Japan as cricket archrivals India and Pakistan face off in the gold medal match at the Asian Games. India has posted a total of 211, setting up an uphill task for its neighbors. 

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