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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- ▪ India youth protests end as Modi bows to group’s demands — Japan Times
- ▪ CJP leader calls movement a historic win for democracy and youth of India — The Hindu
- ▪ India youth protesters agree to end protests after talks with government - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ 'Cockroaches won': India's education minister resigns after days of youth protests — Dawn
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ India's education minister resigns after mass protests led by 'Cockroach' movement — Sky News — Top
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after weeks of ‘Cockroach’ protests — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ India’s Modi under pressure as youth protest leaders set for more talks — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Leaders of ‘Cockroach’ movement begin talks with Indian government — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ India youth movement agrees to talk but insists protests will continue — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ India youth protest leaders to hold talks with government but protests will continue — Channel NewsAsia
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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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