India's Modi government under growing pressure as 'cockroach' protests intensify

The CJP got a boost on Tuesday when the opposition Congress party demonstrated outside the PM's house.

Modi Has Few Good Options to Quell India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protests - Bloomberg.com

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Gen Z protests led by India’s 'Cockroach party' are testing Modi’s leadership

Student protests organized by a pseudo-political outfit, Cockroach Janta Party, are gaining momentum as they challenge the political establishment.

India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?

India’s student-led “cockroach” protests, which began as anger over alleged entrance exam leaks, are now becoming a broader test of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government can contain young Indians’ frustration over education, jobs and accountability. The fast-growing movement gained political momentum on Tuesday when opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were forcibly removed after a gathering with about 100 fellow lawmakers outsi...

By Biman Mukherji

India: Youth-led 'Cockroach' protests increase pressure on Modi's government

With each passing day, India's youth-led cockroach movement seems to swell. As the sit-in by anti-corruption campaigners grows in New Delhi, opposition lawmakers relay their call for the education minister to resign over the leaking of exam tests. The standoff grew with the Supreme Court refusing to hear a police brutality petition launched after Monday's crackdown on those trying to reach parliament. Details from the ground by FRANCE 24 correspondent in New Delhi, Sarah Jacob.

By FRANCE24