{"id":12957,"date":"2026-07-21T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12957"},"modified":"2026-07-21T22:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:12:02","slug":"indias-youth-led-cockroach-movement-vows-to-continue-protest-after-police-crackdown-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12957","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134723\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div 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      <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Shekhar Yadav\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI \u2014 Supporters of India&#8217;s youth-led Cockroach movement said Tuesday they will continue their protest in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of them as they tried to march toward Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters camped at Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site, under heavy police presence, saying they would stay until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over alleged failures in India&#8217;s examination system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to continue our protest,&#8221; said Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, which emerged just two months ago.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The movement, drawing students, professionals and families, marks a rare public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi &#8216;s government in its third term, reviving criticism over its handling of dissent and its use of force to respond to protests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134722-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5889515\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/20\/nx-s1-5889515\/india-gen-z-cockroach-party-protests\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset 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INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Also Tuesday, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and dozens of his Congress party lawmakers staged a sit-in protest outside Modi&#8217;s residence, marking a dramatic escalation. Several were seen fastening zip ties around their wrists.<\/p>\n<p>They are there to &#8220;demand answers from him for the brutalities against young students yesterday,&#8221; Gandhi wrote ion X.<\/p>\n<p>The Cockroach movement began as a satirical protest but quickly evolved into a nationwide, youth-led movement focused on exam leaks, unemployment and government accountability.<\/p>\n<p>It gained momentum over the weekend after prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose three-week hunger strike has become a symbol of the protests, was forcibly taken to a hospital by police.<\/p>\n<p>Video of police beating protesters and dragging them away spread on social media, fueling public outrage. 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F3d%2F1b6cd49a49d2912cc1a3f295f664%2Fap26202275894745.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F3d%2F1b6cd49a49d2912cc1a3f295f664%2Fap26202275894745.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Security officers stand guard at the camping site of the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Security officers stand guard at the camping site of the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Shekhar Yadav\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Shekhar Yadav\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Delhi Police said nearly 180 people were injured, including 118 security personnel and 60 protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Sona Bisht, a 20-year-old student who was part of the protest, said the confrontation strengthened her resolve.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the government thinks that doing this with Gen Z, they can stop us, then that won&#8217;t happen. We are here talking about education, talking about securing our future. And till the time our demands are not met, we will not move from here,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly a month of silence, the government made its first apparent move to engage with the protesters Monday, when a senior minister held talks with movement representatives. The outreach failed to ease tensions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134722-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5886339\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/08\/nx-s1-5886339\/youth-seeking-political-power-in-india\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/nx-s1-5886339\\\/youth-seeking-political-power-in-india&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fad%2Fd00e09894947970221bf292a5ce2%2Fd03b13fd-0f79-47d2-8e10-dc5ed2fe5cea.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Youth seeking political power in India\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-134722-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Movement leaders said they wanted action rather than assurances, including Pradhan&#8217;s resignation, examination reforms and compensation for families of students who died by suicide after alleged exam irregularities.<\/p>\n<p>Dipke accused authorities of breaking their word, saying police resorted to a baton charge after protesters were invited for talks.<\/p>\n<p>Rights group Amnesty International said in a statement late Monday that the police action showed &#8220;how peaceful dissent is being suppressed in India,&#8221; noting that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is recognized under the Indian constitution.<\/p>\n<p>More people have joined the movement after seeing the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>Rabina Kashyap, a 26-year-old working professional, said she joined the protest on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have nothing to do with this protest,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But this is India, this is my country, and these are my people. 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