CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming - BBC

India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement sparked by repeated examination paper leaks, has grown into the country's largest student mobilisation in years, demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
On Monday, tens of thousands of young men and women attempted to march on India's parliament, where police responded with tear gas and baton charges; thousands have continued returning to the streets in the days since.
At the movement's centre is activist Sonam Wangchuk, who says he lost 11kg during a 26-day hunger strike; he ended his fast late on Thursday, though student leaders vow the protests will continue until their demands are met.
Analysts note the protest is distinctive because it is not rooted in ideology or a single community, but instead questions whether the state can ensure fairness in the exams that millions see as their main path to social mobility.
Yamini Aiyar of Brown University observed that the education and exam system cuts across caste, class and gender, meaning the protesters do not represent a single interest group.
Rahul Verma of the Centre for Policy Research argued the movement centres on administrative failure — the state's inability to conduct exams fairly and prevent paper leaks — posing a different kind of political challenge to Modi's BJP than earlier protests over citizenship or farm laws.