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India's youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown

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The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. What started as a satirical protest against exam leaks in India has grown into a wider movement voicing young Indians' anger over jobs and education. Nearly 60 protesters were injured after clashes between police and supporters of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party over demands for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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