It began as an online joke, but now young Indians calling themselves âcockroachesâ are presenting a serious challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs government. The movement was triggered by the leak of medical school entrance exams and a Supreme Court judge comparing unemployed young people to âcockroachesâ. But the main opposition Congress party has now…
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Words by ITV News Asia Correspondent Debi Edward and Sanjay Jha, ITV News in New Delhi. Tanvi is proud to call herself a ‘cockroach’. She’s one of the millions of young people across India that has joined the protest launched by the Cockroach Janata Party, who say they are fighting for a better future. The…
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NEW DELHI — What began as an online joke has evolved into one of the most significant protest movements in India being led by young people hoping to change the established political structure and the damage they believe the government has caused. Calling themselves the âCockroaches,â young Indians are channeling anger over failings in the…
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Hundreds of people are continuing to pour in at India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site in the capital, Delhi. The youth-led movement, which is seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, is seeing support two days after a police crackdown, as people travel from several states to join the protest….
Hundreds of people are continuing to pour in at India’s Cockroach Janta Party protest site in the capital, Delhi. The youth-led movement, which is seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, is seeing support two days after a police crackdown, as people travel from several states to join the protest. The…
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Demands from young people and Cockroach Janta Party pose one of the biggest challenges to PM Modiâs government. Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been released after he was detained during growing protests over the education system. This comes as opposition parties staged a protest at parliament on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Indiaâs education…
