India’s Student Movement Shuns Politics, Stays Pressure Group

The Cockroach Janta Party, which spearheaded India’s biggest student protests in recent years, said it won’t become a political party, opting instead to remain a “pressure group” after weeks of demonstrations forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to replace his education minister.

Abhijieet Dipke says people have “lost faith” in institutions and the credibility of the judiciary, the media and the Election Commission has been eroded