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How India’s ‘cockroach’ party sparked a protest movement | Global News Podcast
Thousands of young Indians have marched through the streets of Delhi, in a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party – a new, fast-growing political movement. CJP has been holding demonstrations calling for education reforms, after a scandal involving the leak of medical school entrance exams.
The cockroach party was started this year as a piece of online satire, by recent graduate Abhijeet Dipke. It was a response to comments by Indian Chief Justice Surya Kant, who allegedly compared unemployed youth to cockroaches and parasites. He later said he was referring only to people with “fake and bogus degrees”. But Mr Dipke’s CJP has now gained millions of followers – many of them young people frustrated by a lack of economic opportunity.
We ask the BBC’s Anbarasan Ethirajan how great a challenge the Cockroach Janta Party could pose to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP. Plus, we’ll find out how the ‘cockroach’ movement fits into the broader trend of “Gen Z” protests in Nepal, Bangladehs, and Sri Lanka.
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 How the Cockroach Janta Party began
01:35 India’s education reform protests
02:52 Why young Indians are feeling frustrated
04:49 Will the Cockroach movement challenge Narendra Modi?
06:13 Gen Z protests across South Asia
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King Charles III is to speak with “unflinching honesty” and “sincere sorrow” on the lasting pain of the transatlantic slave trade, during the final leg of his Caribbean tour in Antigua, Buckingham Palace has said.
The King will address Commonwealth leaders on Tuesday in a speech which will touch on the issue.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said earlier he was “open” to the possibility of the UK formally apologising for its role in slavery – a change in the government’s stance.
The British government has never formally apologised for slavery or offered to pay reparations.
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Today, the chancellor John Healey presented his first budget, and the first since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
Among some 98 measures on the Treasury scorecard were a ÂŁ100 energy payment for millions, a tax rise for banks and pledges on fiscal devolution and defence spending.
How significant are the announcements in todayâs budget? And what have we learned from the Office for Budget Responsibilityâs analysis? To unpack everything, Adam and Chris are joined by deputy economics editor Dharshini David and BBC Verifyâs policy and analysis correspondent Ben Chu.
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Transgender people in India were granted legal status in 2014 but many face discrimination and struggle to find work.
According to activist Dr Santosh Kumar from the transgender rights group Rista, there are an estimated five million transgender people in India, commonly known as hijra – a definition that also includes transsexuals, cross-dressers, eunuchs and transvestites.
While some businesses are becoming more inclusive, activists feel more needs to be done.
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Before King Charles’s Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace said the he would not shy away from the impact of the slave trade but, in line with the UK government position, would not apologise for Britain’s role in the slave trade or offer reparations.
Laura Kuenssberg, Joe Pike and Paddy OâConnell discuss the what the timing of Andy Burnhamâs comments mean for the King.
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