{"id":387987,"date":"2026-10-14T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-gen-z-are-fighting-to-change-india-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:14","slug":"how-gen-z-are-fighting-to-change-india-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-gen-z-are-fighting-to-change-india-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gen Z are fighting to change India | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/B2QtJKMlYTo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Gen Z are fighting to change India | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2QtJKMlYTo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This week tens of thousands of young people have taken to the streets of Delhi, India\u2019s capital, demanding changes to the electoral system and the resignation of the country\u2019s electoral commissioner. Thousands have been detained by police in the process.<\/p>\n<p>They represent the \u2018cockroach\u2019 movement, a grassroots campaign group started by a Boston University graduate in protest at government policies and high youth unemployment. How did a movement that started as a meme capture the minds of India\u2019s young people, and start to pose a challenge to its long-serving prime minister, Narendra Modi?<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s South Asia correspondent, Azadeh Moshiri, explains.<\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n0:00 Could the Cockroach movement reshape India?<br \/>\n0:51 Introduction to Azadeh Moshiri<br \/>\n1:28 What has been going on in India and how is the CJP involved?<br \/>\n3:05 The Cockroach Janta Party&#8217;s October demonstration in Delhi<br \/>\n7:34 How many people have been detained?<br \/>\n8:02 Who are the Cockroach Janta Party and their leader Abhijeet Dipke?<br \/>\n10:18 Indian exam leaks and their relevance<br \/>\n14:28 What caused the lull in protesting since summer?<br \/>\n17:01 Why is the CJP so popular?<br \/>\n19:21 Has Narendra Modi lost his political magic?<br \/>\n20:06 What is the justification for Modi&#8217;s BJP party to detain so many people?<br \/>\n23:04 Has Modi lost touch with the youth?Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week tens of thousands of young people have taken to the streets of Delhi, India\u2019s capital, demanding changes to the electoral system and the resignation of the country\u2019s electoral commissioner. 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