Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/IvTezHYXcRW.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cockroach Movement protests pile pressure on Indias government | DW News [3DFnkP0KD28] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT India's government is facing its biggest youth-led challenge in years. Thousands of protesters from the so-called ‘Cockroach Movement’ have taken to the streets of New Delhi demanding the education minister's resignation. After clashes with police and a crackdown near parliament, is the movement becoming a wider political threat? We speak to political scientist Rumela Sen of Columbia University. #dwcurrentaffairs 00:00 Youth-led protests challenge India's government 00:24 Protestors clash with police in New Delhi 00:46 Protestor explains why she joined the demonstrations and voices frustration over the treatment of students. 00:57 Protestor says the government must answer voters' concerns and be held accountable. 01:10 Rise of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) 02:00 Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the cockroach Janta Party, on the movement's rapid growth 02:26 CJP submits demands to government 02:47 Rumela Sen, professor of comparative politics and South Asian politics, Columbia University 04:24 Why "cockroach" became a rallying cry 07:56 Will the crackdown strengthen the Cockroach movement? For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe: pfD0uhZhO8H A8WXMAIDKOM pjwwFliP3rj LUuumYnPljd
India's government is facing its biggest youth-led challenge in years. Thousands of protesters from the so-called ‘Cockroach Movement’ have taken to the streets of New Delhi demanding the education minister's resignation. After clashes with police and a crackdown near parliament, is the movement becoming a wider political threat? We speak to political scientist Rumela Sen of Columbia University. #dwcurrentaffairs 00:00 Youth-led protests challenge India's government 00:24 Protestors clash with police in New Delhi 00:46 Protestor explains why she joined the demonstrations and voices frustration over the treatment of students. 00:57 Protestor says the government must answer voters' concerns and be held accountable. 01:10 Rise of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) 02:00 Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the cockroach Janta Party, on the movement's rapid growth 02:26 CJP submits demands to government 02:47 Rumela Sen, professor of comparative politics and South Asian politics, Columbia University 04:24 Why "cockroach" became a rallying cry 07:56 Will the crackdown strengthen the Cockroach movement? For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe: pfD0uhZhO8H A8WXMAIDKOM pjwwFliP3rj LUuumYnPljd