CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming
The 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP) has emerged as a significant youth-led protest movement in India, sparked by anger over examination paper leaks. The movement is demanding education reform and the resignation of the Education Minister.
Why it matters
Large-scale student mobilizations have historically acted as catalysts for political change in India, making this a significant development for the current administration.
Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter wearing a cockroach mask at a protest over irregularities in major public examinations in Delhi
India correspondent Published 33 minutes ago It 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 men and women tried to march on India's parliament. 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 , has quickly become India's biggest student mobilisation in years.
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