CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming
Police responded with tear gas and baton charges. Thousands more have returned to the streets in the days since.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement born out of anger over repeated examination paper leaks, quickly became India's biggest student mobilisation in years. It demanded education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- ▪Police responded with tear gas and baton charges.
- ▪Thousands more have returned to the streets in the days since.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement born out of anger over repeated examination paper leaks, quickly became India's biggest student mobilisation in years.
- ▪It demanded education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Why have thousands taken to the streets? India's cockroach protest explainedBySoutik BiswasIndia correspondentPublished24 July 2026Updated 21 minutes agoIt began with a fear familiar to millions of young Indians: if the examinations that determine their future cannot be trusted, what can?Weeks later, on Monday, tens of thousands of young…
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