CJP Jantar Mantar: Why have thousands taken to the streets? India’s cockroach protest explained

India is seeing one of its biggest protests in recent years. But why did it start? And why is the mascot a cockroach? Here’s what you need to know.

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In India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi and other cities, calling for the resignation of the country’s education minister.

Starting as a satirical online movement just a couple of months ago, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now one of India’s most visible youth movements.

But what drove the movement? And why is the mascot a cockroach? The BBC’s Anahita Sachdev explains.

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