Why supporters of India's 'Cockroach' movement marched on parliament
Seventy protesters had been detained and legal action would be initiated against them, it said in a statement late on Monday."They beat us black and blue and they damaged our protest site," Sahil Singh, a protester from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, told Reuters. Security remained tight with paramilitary personnel patrolling parts of central Delhi and barricades slowing traffic.The CJP has called a halt to the protests. (Reuters: Francis Mascarenhas)Mr Dipke said the party would continue its protest but would not march again.
- ▪Seventy protesters had been detained and legal action would be initiated against them, it said in a statement late on Monday."They beat us black and blue and they damaged our protest site," Sahil Singh, a protester from the northern state o
- ▪Security remained tight with paramilitary personnel patrolling parts of central Delhi and barricades slowing traffic.The CJP has called a halt to the protests. (Reuters: Francis Mascarenhas)Mr Dipke said the party would continue its protest
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Why supporters of India's 'Cockroach' movement marched on parliamentBy Will Jackson with wiresTopic:DemonstrationsPosted Tue 21 Jul 2026 at 4:54pmTue 21 Jul 2026 at 4:54pmTue 21 Jul 2026 at 4:54pmLoading...abc.net.au/news/who-indias-cockroach-party-why-protesting/106940064Link copiedShareShare articleThousands of protesters under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party have marched on India's parliament to demand the resignation of India's education minister.Police ordered to halt the unauthorised action reportedly used batons and tear gas with some demonstrators hurling stones.The months-old Cockroach movement and the protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term.So what is the Cockroach Janta Party and what's behind the…
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