{"id":"4ee82e2c-9c6e-4771-941f-8138f275ab69","url":"https://apnews.com/article/india-cockroach-janta-party-sonam-wangchuk-688cd957d2db3b1206193df046140bb4","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"India’s Gen Z ‘cockroaches’ took protest to the streets. Now they rally around a hunger strike - AP News","plainHeadline":"India’s Gen Z “cockroaches” took a protest to the streets and later rallied around a hunger strike, AP News reports","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-17T11:06:08.709Z"},"summary":["Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike entered its third week at a student protest camp in New Delhi.","The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party emerged online two months ago after alleged education exam leaks spread widely.","Organizers demand Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, broader exam reforms, and compensation for student suicides.","Since early June, thousands joined demonstrations, with daily sit-ins at Jantar Mantar swelling to about 1,000.","A march to Parliament is planned for Monday as organizers say government silence has hardened resolve."],"topics":["Politics","Education","Jobs"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-16T11:04:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-17T02:45:01.520Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/f0cd9743-2f73-4735-a5ad-4d725afba170"}