{"id":"6bf3a194-2cc2-489e-863c-4a12a5160863","url":"https://apnews.com/article/india-cockroach-janta-party-sonam-wangchuk-hunger-strike-cbeb4773e89d67250f0bcad1670fcd38","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"India’s Cockroach movement supporters gather to attempt a march to Parliament - AP News","plainHeadline":"Supporters of India’s Cockroach movement gather to attempt a march to Parliament, AP News reports","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-20T11:06:12.748Z"},"summary":["Thousands of supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar to march toward India’s Parliament demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.","Delhi Police denied permission, surrounding the site and raising confrontation fears a few kilometers from Parliament.","The youth-led Cockroach movement began in May after the Supreme Court chief justice likened unemployed young people to “cockroaches.”","Protest momentum grew after leaks of medical and government entrance exams and after Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike ended.","Protesters are demanding resignation, exam reforms, and compensation for families of students who died by suicide."],"topics":["Politics","Education","Compliance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-20T03:53:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-20T05:39:56.417Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6536c9be-b159-40aa-afab-5a3d1404afd5"}