{"id":8049,"date":"2026-07-23T20:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/can-indias-youth-led-protest-movement-bring-lasting-change\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:37:10","slug":"can-indias-youth-led-protest-movement-bring-lasting-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/can-indias-youth-led-protest-movement-bring-lasting-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Can India\u2019s youth-led protest movement bring lasting change?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"root\"><main id=\"main-content-area\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Main content area\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<header><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/\"><span>Inside Story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/header>\n<p>Protesters refuse to back down until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.<\/p>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>What started as an online satire has transformed into a major, nationwide movement that\u2019s challenging India\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called Cockroach Janta Party burst onto the political scene in May after important exam papers were leaked, triggering a public outcry.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/23\/indias-modi-promises-fast-track-courts-for-exam-fraud-fuelling-protests\">India\u2019s Modi promises fast-track courts for exam fraud fuelling protests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/7\/23\/televising-our-revolution-indias-gen-z-flips-modis-social-media-game\">\u2018Televising our revolution\u2019: India\u2019s Gen Z flips Modi\u2019s social media game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/22\/india-protest-how-modis-refusal-to-sack-education-minister-fits-a-pattern\">How Modi\u2019s refusal to sack India\u2019s education minister fits a pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>But concerns have now broadened to include youth unemployment and other issues affecting young people.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely facing the biggest challenge of his third term.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s promised to crack down on the exam leaks, the protest leaders insist that\u2019s not good enough. They say they won\u2019t back down until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.<\/p>\n<p>So, will this lead to lasting change? And can the movement maintain its momentum?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong> Anna Burns-Francis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amulya Dhawan \u2013 Political science and sociology student at Ashoka University and media volunteer with the Cockroach Janta Party<\/p>\n<p>MK Venu \u2013 Founding editor of The Wire<\/p>\n<p>Yamini Aiyar \u2013 Visiting professor of practice at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs, Brown University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Story Protesters refuse to back down until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns. What started as an online satire has transformed into a major, nationwide movement that\u2019s challenging India\u2019s government. The so-called Cockroach Janta Party burst onto the political scene in May after important exam papers were leaked, triggering a public outcry. 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