India’s ‘cockroach’ protesters explain how they toppled one of Modi’s ministers

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth

The Delhi Police Special Cell has registered an FIR over alleged objectionable and defamatory posts shared on X during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests.

Enraged that India’s top judge likened unemployed youths to insects and “parasites”, and that millions saw medical exams compromised by leaks, Mr Dipke lit a fuse.

That matters because India’s young population — 367 million people between ages 15 and 29 — is the largest Gen Z cohort in the world.