What ignited India's ‘cockroach’ revolt?

200万考生怒了!印度“蟑螂运动”席卷德里,莫迪压力山大!

The Story

2026-07-23

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Riot police in Delhi have fired tear gas and baton charged the biggest protest the city has seen in years; tens of thousands of young Indians, marching under the banner of the "Cockroach Janta Party", calling for an end to corruption and educational reform. But what exactly triggered this uprising? And could this be the biggest threat Modi has faced in 12 years of power? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: Amrit Dhillon, contributor, The Times.Alexander Balakrishnan, content creator based in Delhi.Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Elle Scott and Shabnam Grewal. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Why India’s cockroach uprising is more than just a pest for Modi Further listening: 'Influencer of influencers': Modi's strategy to win the Indian election Clips: Sky News, BBC, Sonam Wangchuk / Instagram, WION. Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.

  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.

  • I'm Manveen Rana.

  • In Delhi, India's busy, bustling capital and the seat of its sprawling government,

  • it's anything but business as usual.

  • Police unleashed tear gas and used batons to fight off thousands of protesters

  • who'd gathered to march on Parliament, seeking answers from the Modi government.

  • The police are now firing tear gas into the protesters who had breached the barriers

  • and rushed towards Parliament and they had almost reached the compounds of Parliament

  • and now we are seeing them charging the protesters.

  • It was bigger than anything I've ever seen before. Way bigger.

  • I can say with absolute certainty it was the biggest protest Delhi has seen.

  • The scenes have been quite astonishing, judging by the numbers alone.

  • This at least seems like a significant challenge to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

  • So what's caused these protests?

  • Why is it being called the cockroach movement?

  • And how serious a threat is it to India's strongman Prime Minister, Narendra Modi?

  • The story today: Modi's cockroach problem.

  • A group of young students have been on protest at a popular site

  • which is designated for protest called Jantar Mantar since around June 20th.