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.

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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?

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