Thousands of youth march on legislature in India to protest alleged job exams wrongdoing

Thousands of youth march on legislature in India to protest alleged job exams wrongdoing  Reuters

The Cockroach Janta Party-led protests that topple India’s education minister now leave Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing wider anger over jobs, opportunities and trust in institutions.

A New York Times analysis details the July 20 crackdown on unarmed protesters in New Delhi that has provoked public outrage and accusations of excessive force.

The Cockroach Janta Party has initiated an online petition directed at Prime Minister Modi, urging him to tackle pressing youth issues in education and job creation. Highlighting unemployment as a critical national challenge, the party celebrated the recent resignation of the Union Education Minister. With an aim for n

As I strolled around the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory in Delhi on July 28, the atmosphere was finally calm. Jantar Mantar had been the focus of the recent “cockroach” protests, in which tens of thousands took to the streets to push for education reforms in India. While police and riot control vans remained,

Weeks after the CJP protests shook Delhi, a new youth-led movement over jobs and recruitment is gathering force in Jharkhand.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the most powerful leaders in the world. Domestically popular and internationally influential, his government has long appeared almost unassailable. Recently, however, that aura of invincibility has begun to crack. Massive protests, led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party

The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news

Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi’s government. Pras