Actor Imran Khan ordered to leave India after joining a protest

Background

On Oct 10, Khan joined a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party, part of a Gen Z-led movement seeking electoral reforms and the resignation of India's top election official over vote-fraud allegations. India's election commission denies them.

Police said Khan had taken part in the protest "despite not being an Indian citizen." The complaint came from Kirit Somaiya, a leader of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, who accused the actor of a "conspiracy to spread anarchy in India."

"I don't have demands. I'm here as a citizen, as a person who lives in this city. I'm here to see why freedom of movement is being restricted, why people's voices are being suppressed," Khan told reporters at the protest.

— Imran Khan, actor

Delhi

Thousands have marched in Delhi, Mumbai and other cities, and two Cockroach Janta Party leaders were jailed for five days on Wednesday. The party has called another protest in Delhi this Friday evening.