India news: Hundreds attend 'Cockroach' party protest in New Delhi
Key takeaways
- The viral Cockroach Janta Party is escalating pressure on the government, citing exam irregularities and student suicides in its campaign against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- This is a roundup of the top stories in India on Saturday, June 20:
- The operations "were focused on identifying and prosecuting individuals, across communities, involved in criminal and terrorist activities in the state," it added.
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The viral Cockroach Janta Party is escalating pressure on the government, citing exam irregularities and student suicides in its campaign against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fk Eb Abhijeet Dipke asked people to bring a plate and spoon along, posting on his X account that "the cockroaches too will make their voices heard by banging thalis (metal plates) at Jantar Mantar [FILE: June 14, 2026]Image: Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to know CJP is holding its second major protest at in New Delhi on Saturday Supporters of the viral "cockroach" movement are calling for Pradhan's ouster over alleged exam irregularities Abhijeet Dipke wrote an open letter to Indian PM Modi highlighting the cases of student suicides due to exam stress Palestinian embassy calls on India for urgent medical aid amid deepening crisis Indian boy killed in NYC horse carriage accident Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google.
This is a roundup of the top stories in India on Saturday, June 20: