India, Cockroach Movement
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PM says ‘those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared’ as exam leaks scandal spirals into widespread anger
Opposition groups disrupted parliament for the fourth day this week as protesters from India’s “cockroach” movement continued to demand education reforms.
For days the streets and parks in the center of India’s capital have seethed with the biggest demonstrations it has seen in years as young protesters demand change to a national exam system they say cheats millions of them out of a fair chance.
Supporters across India are sustaining the country's “Cockroach” movement by ordering meals through online food delivery apps for protesters in the capital.
Supporters of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement faced police batons and tear gas as they tried to march to parliament to demand the education minister's resignation.
From New York to London, supporters of “cockroach” protests are going global, amplifying a movement in India that has become one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The CJP got a boost on Tuesday when the opposition Congress party demonstrated outside the PM's house.