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NEW DELHI \u2014 Supporters of India\u2019s youth-led \u201ccockroach\u201d movement were caned by police Monday as they sought to march on parliament in the capital, New Delhi, despite authorities denying permission for the protest.<\/p>\n

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The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing millions of supporters on social media before broadening its appeal.<\/p>\n

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A police decision to forcibly move hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Saturday has galvanized the movement, with thousands of supporters arriving through the night at the protest site of Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi for the march on the opening day of parliament\u2019s monsoon session.<\/p>\n

Delhi police held meetings with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) members, but no consensus had yet been reached, Sachin Sharma, Delhi\u2019s deputy commissioner of police, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe protest site has already run out of space and this can lead to an untoward situation,\u201d he said, adding that there were around 10,000 protesters on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Scores of police and paramilitary security personnel were also deployed at the site, threatening a standoff close to parliament if the march goes ahead.<\/p>\n

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Television visuals showed police caning some protesters in a heavily barricaded area.<\/p>\n

Delhi Police denied any use of force and said the \u201cprotest is being handled professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Protesters chanted slogans as they arrived peacefully in a rainy central Delhi.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuit, quit,\u201d they chanted. \u201cDharmendra Pradhan quit,\u201d \u201cNarendra Modi quit,\u201d they chanted in Hindi, referring to the education minister as well as the prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe administration is trying to open talks with the government… They have come very late, but we have opened our hearts and said that we are willing to talk to them,\u201d Saurav Das, chief CJP spokesperson, told the ANI news agency.<\/p>\n

The CJP movement began after national medical school entrance test papers were leaked in May, affecting more than 2 million students as it forced them to sit the test a second time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll these leaders in power are illiterate and I am here to protest because we do not want question papers to leak,\u201d said Adi Nathan, 21, a student from the city of Meerut, about 60 miles from the capital. \u201cThis should come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammed Tabrez, 22, a student preparing for competitive examinations that allow students admission into professional courses or jobs, said he had come from Amroha in the state of Uttar Pradesh, about 100 miles away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want this corruption to end,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want all the frauds in paper leaks, in competitive examinations to end and this is the reason I have come here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CJP initially drew support largely online, amassing 22 million followers on Instagram within days, but it has since drawn support from some opposition parties.<\/p>\n

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and his supporters began a sit-in last month seeking the resignation of Pradhan. Wangchuk joined them on June 28, launching an indefinite hunger strike at the site.<\/p>\n

In a handwritten note from hospital posted on his X account on Monday, Wangchuk said he would end his fast if the government took responsibility for recent failures in the education system and for paper leaks, or if CJP protesters were allowed to reach parliament and lawmakers assured them they would take up the issues.<\/p>\n

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He said he would also end the hunger strike if lawmakers and leaders of various parties met him in hospital and gave him the same assurances since his health did not allow him to march on parliament.<\/p>\n

The rise of the CJP reflects frustrations among young Indians over issues like high youth unemployment and frequent examination paper \u200bleaks, analysts say.<\/p>\n

Unemployment in 2025 stood at 3.1% among those ages 15 and above, government data shows, but was 9.9% for those from 15 to 29. In urban areas it was 13.6%, and 8.3% in rural regions.<\/p>\n

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