India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll
The movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the…
The Guardian reports that the movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
This world story centres on India. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include India’s Cockroach, Mumbai and Cockroach Janta.
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