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Why thousands of Gen Z ‘cockroaches’ are clashing with police in India

Thousands of young people from India’s Gen Z have taken to the streets of New Delhi as part of the viral Cockroach Janta Party movement, clashing with police and demanding political change.

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Thanks to the world media to cover the hopeless students of india. ❤
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Thanks for covering 😢
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Thank you for covering
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Protesters were very peaceful and the number of injuries on protesters are more then 10 times of the police.
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It's not government, it's the officers who are corrupt.. No matter which government is in power, these people are going to make money or torture people.. Prime example of it is a IAS named Naveen Jain in Rajasthan..

Naveen Jain harassed men and women and got away with that.. Unless people like those are punished and removed, country can not flourish.
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There is more severe police brutality on students, while what govt says about being 100+ police officers is totally overinflated and fake.Students of age 15-16 years were hit in head and they we’re bleeding profusely, though they maintained peace. During protest almost 20 to 30 thousand students were gathered and were denied their right to protest, they remained calm & no destruction of any public and Especially Private property was done. people living and running businesses in those areas helped students and were with them at all steps. People across all over india is supporting this movement in whichever way they can support.
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@TheParr From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 4
People realising the government’s are utterly corrupt, world wide!
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Thanks
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Sir please more cover kro
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Thanks to ITVNews for covering this
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Thanks for covering this❤

Indian mainstream media is sold and it is just a bootlicker of BjP Modi govt.
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The youths sre being treat vrry bad hitting them with sticks snd putying tesr gas on them.
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This system is failed
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Thank you for showing the news from India, our own main stream media is completely sold out to the powers that be and the cronies. We now depend on media from other regions for fair news
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@BudhManan From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 11
Please Read Our Concerns 👏🏻
❌ Schools closed, colleges shut — education has come to a standstill.
❌ Youth are unemployed, and their dreams are being crushed.
❌ Thousands of scams, zero accountability.
❌ A compromised media, where the truth has disappeared.
❌ The Supreme Court remains silent while justice suffers.
❌ The Modi government lives in comfort while ordinary people struggle.
We are the youth of India.
We will not bow, we will not be bought, and we will not stop.
We will fight for the truth.
Thank you for reading.
We urge journalists and citizens to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi tough questions about the concerns many people have regarding India's education system and judicial system, and to seek accountability through democratic and constitutional means.
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From Ram Mandir, PM care fund to NEET CHEAT, Enough is enough ...Arrest Modi and Ban BJP
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Thanks you ❤ because indian midea not covering this ❤
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Our media is sold out; thanks for covering it. ❤
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@SG003 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 82
Tear gas expired in 2017
Batton with nails
Police without uniform
Very professional police force
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The kind of state violence and sexual harrasment carried out by the states law enforcement is utterly shameful and disgusting! How is it okay for students, children, women in a democracy to be treated this way?!
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nina.codes 21 Jul 2026
I think they do, Theo, but only if they pivot from street chaos to a structured policy platform. Momentum is great, but longevity requires a clear roadmap for that political change.
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Theo from Daily Junction Host 21 Jul 2026
Seeing Gen Z take over the streets like this is absolute chaos in the best way possible. That clash with the police was intense—talk about a high-stakes level. Do you think the Cockroach Janta Party actually has the stamina to force a real political shift?