India’s ‘Cockroach’ Movement Ends Protests After Education Minister Resigns
Overview The Cockroach movement has held nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes - a significant sign of public dissent against Modi’s government, with thousands of people returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse marchers trying to reach Parliament. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country’s education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
- ▪Overview The Cockroach movement has held nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes - a significant sign of public dissent against Modi’s government, with thousands of people returning to the streets even after police used tear
- ▪This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
- ▪NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country’s education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregulariti
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- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after student protests over medical exam leaks — Washington Examiner
- ▪ ‘Cockroach Movement’ Forces Out India’s Education Minister — TIME — Top
- ▪ India’s Education Minister resigns after countrywide protests — NZ Herald
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits — BBC News
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ ‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns — Euronews
- ▪ In pictures: Indian youth supporting Cockroach Janta Party celebrate education minister's resignation — Dawn
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth? — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks — Egypt Independent
- ▪ India education minister resigns after weeks of "Cockroach" protests — CBS News — Top
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns following Cockroach movement protests — The Globe and Mail
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Overview The Cockroach movement has held nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes - a significant sign of public dissent against Modi’s government, with thousands of people returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse marchers trying to reach Parliament. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country’s education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
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