India police use tear gas to stop march on Parliament by Cockroach movement supporters
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The movement has gained momentum after repeated leaks of high-stakes entrance exams for medical colleges and government jobs sparked public anger.
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Police in New Delhi on Sunday banned a planned march on the Indian parliament by supporters of the viral, opposition Cockroach Janata Party. The demonstration set for Monday, the start of parliament's monsoonsession, follows growing calls for the education minister's resignation over exam paper leak…
Youth-led movement has been galvanised after Delhi police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital Thousands of protesters in Delhi are set to defy police orders and march at the Indian parliament amid growing calls for prime minister Narendra Modi’s education minister to …
Police had not granted permission for the march organized by India's Cockroach Janta Party movement. The CJP said its leader Abhijeet Dipke had been "picked up" by police but not "detained." DW has the latest.
Police have not granted permission for a march to the parliament being organized by India's Cockroach Janta Party movement. Nevetheless, the CJP seems poised to begin the protest walk. DW has the latest.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement gathered Monday to march to India’s Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest.
Armoured riot police charged demonstrators taking part in a banned march on parliament in India's capital New Delhi on Monday linked to growing anger over irregularities in major university examinations.
Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement clashed with police Monday as they tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation. Police used tear gas and batons after protesters breached security barricades in New Delhi. The Cockroach Janta…
BBC's Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India's parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demand for education reforms.
Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement have clashed with police as they tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation. Police used tear gas and batons after protesters breached security barricades in New Delhi. The Cockroach Janta…
Demonstrators in the Indian capital have marched to parliament as they demand the sacking of the country's education minister. The youth-led Cockroach movement, started as a satirical youth platform, but has morphed into something larger.
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement faced police batons and tear gas as they tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation. The Cockroach Janta Party emerged in May after a Supreme…
Explosion of anger over education system and youth unemployment has led to movement’s rapid rise Tens of thousands of Cockroach party protesters defy police with Delhi march
They call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India.
Tens of thousands of protesters have defied police orders and descended on Delhi to demand the resignation of India’s education minister in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years
