Women and Youth at the Center of the 'Cockroach Party' Protests in India
The youth movement Cockroach Janta Party, which emerged as a satirical response to remarks by India's Chief Justice about unemployed youth, secured the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and is now demanding the removal of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. Women and queer activists are at the forefront of the protests, including Neha Bora, Navkiran Natt, and Gurmehar Kaur, despite detentions, sexualized threats, and AI-generated images.
Javlon Tursunov