PoliticsIndia’s youth desperation fuels the ‘Cockroach Party’

Despite police crackdowns and accusations that officers used brutality during protests this week, India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party is continuing to attract support. Public figures and opposition politicians are backing the group as it calls for education reforms. It is also demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who oversaw exams dogged by corruption claims. The movement began after Chief Justice Surya Kant allegedly compared unemployed young people in remarks that helped spur its formation.