How the student 'Cockroach' movement grew its influence across India

The cockroaches keep coming out of the woodwork. The new political party in India has gained a huge following online since its founding by Abhijit Deepka, a student in the US. He says the idea was conceived as a joke, but has now taken on new significance. Now that the movement has gained momentum, BJP workers are allegedly being sent to provoke violence. The cockroach janta party, or CJP, is not a political party in the formal, traditional sense, but more of an online movement built around political satire. Its name came about after the President of India's Supreme Court referred to the country's unemployed youth as cockroaches and parasites. Gen Z has embraced the moniker, and the movement is now supported by more than 20 million followers. For two months, the CJP has been protesting against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi following an exam testing scandal that has seen growing calls for the education minister's resignation. Indian authorities have removed top figures on the National Examination Board, but for the CJP, it's not enough. The government shutting down their websites and various accounts, etc., clearly shows that the government is very scared of any Gen Z revolution in India. More than half of India's population is under 30, and the movement has tapped into their concerns about unemployment, democratic backsliding, and the cost of living. Senior Modi allies have painted it as foreign meddling.