Cockroach Janta Party (CJP): How India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement has grown

BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India’s parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party’s demand for education reforms.

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Thousands of people are attempting to march to India’s parliament after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called a protest demanding reforms to the education system.

The group, which is not a real political party, started out as satire. But on Monday, it held its biggest protest yet.

BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri, who attended the group’s first protest in early June, reports from the ground in Delhi.

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