India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has pledged reforms to the country’s examination system and expressed readiness for a parliamentary debate as the youth-led “Cockroach Movement” continues to gain momentum across the country. The announcement comes after days of large-scale protests sparked by allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), one of India’s most...
Thousands of supporters of India’s youth-led “Cockroach Movement” gathered in New Delhi on Monday for a planned march to Parliament, defying police restrictions and triggering clashes with security forces. Authorities had denied permission for the march, citing security concerns as Parliament’s monsoon session began. However, large crowds assembled at Jantar Mantar, where protesters attempted to...
The founder of India’s rapidly growing Gen Z social media movement, the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP), has alleged that authorities and unknown actors launched a crackdown against the platform after it went viral for criticising unemployment, inflation and governance issues in India. The account’s creator, Abhijeet Dipke, claimed that the group’s website was taken down,...