India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement camps out until education minister resigns
Key takeaways
- The viral movement’s supporters are defying police orders and launching an indefinite protest.
- The June summer heat is sweltering in New Delhi, where dozens of protesters slept overnight on roads and pavements, with more people joining on the second day amid a heavy police presence.
- More than half of India’s 1.4 billion population is under 25.
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The viral movement’s supporters are defying police orders and launching an indefinite protest.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Cockroach Janta Party's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, sleeps on stage at the Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi, after vowing to stay until the education minister resigns [Yashraj Sharma/Al Jazeera]By Yashraj Sharma Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026New Delhi, India — Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, a Gen Z political movement born out of a joke and despair, have camped in the Indian capital to demand the resignation of the education minister, defying police orders.
The June summer heat is sweltering in New Delhi, where dozens of protesters slept overnight on roads and pavements, with more people joining on the second day amid a heavy police presence.