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Who are India's 'Cockroach' Party? The youth movement leading Modi's biggest challenge in years

8 min · 21. juli 2026
episode Who are India's 'Cockroach' Party? The youth movement leading Modi's biggest challenge in years cover

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In one of the largest displays of public dissent against the Modi government, tens of thousands of protesters have descended on India's parliament to demand the education minister resign. Led by the rapidly growing youth-led "Cockroach" movement, demonstrators are calling for changes to what they say is a corrupt and broken education and employment system.

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