From Gyanesh Kumar to a giant cockroach, Delhi’s Dussehra takes a political turn

Delhi Dussehra turns political as protests target the CEC and leaders, burning Ravana effigies, a 30-foot cockroach, and calling for resignations.
From a Ravana bearing the faces of the country’s top political figures to a giant cockroach set to join the traditional demons in the flames, Dussehra in Delhi on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) became another occasion for protesters to take their grievan... [2335 chars]
Read the full report on The Hindu
Story file
How this page works. The Headline Update lists this report from The Hindu with a short summary and a link to the original. The original reporting and photograph belong to the publisher. Spotted an error in our summary? Tell our corrections desk.






