India's Gen Z 'cockroaches' took protest to the streets. Now they rally around a hunger strike
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Supporters listen to a speaker during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party sit and talk during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, center, talks climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is undertaking an indefinite hunger strike during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk undertakes an indefinite hunger strike as Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, foreground, talks during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in New Delhi, India, on July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A supporter with Indian flag on his shoulder sits and listen to a speaker with others during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Supporters listen to a speaker during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)