India's Cockroach Party: Young People Fight Back

The founder of the Cockroach Party, Abhijeet Dipke, says they won't give up.
The Cockroach Janta Party protested for a fourth day in New Delhi, asking the education minister to quit.
The party posted on social media, saying they are fighting the system and the police are trying to stop them.
Dipke turned the cockroach into a symbol for young Indians who are angry about not having good jobs.
Dipke told CBC News, 'We don't want to bring down the government, we want to change how politics works in India.' He also said, 'We want to make sure our voices are heard.'
India's Cockroach Party is made up of frustrated young people.
A protester, Aditi, said the youth are very frustrated and this protest is the result of years of frustration.
Two million students had to retake a test after it was leaked, and the education ministry cancelled the results.
This is not the first time there has been a problem with tests in India.
Students are under a lot of pressure to do well in tests, especially when their parents have sacrificed a lot for their education.
At least 12 students have died from suicide since the first exams in May, and one student left a note saying she didn't have the courage to take the test again.
The Cockroach Party wants the government to give money to the families of the students who died.
A 19-year-old student, Shravani, said she is nervous about retaking the test.
Shravani wants to be a cardiologist, but the government voided her test results after they were leaked.
She called Dipke a fighter for young people because he understands their feelings.
The education minister, Pradhan, sees the Cockroach Party as a threat.
Pradhan said the party is made up of people who want to divide the country and have been rejected by democracy.
India has a lot of young people, with 27% of the population between 15 and 29 years old.
Dipke said the government has failed to turn this young population into a workforce because it has the wrong priorities.
He said the government is more interested in gaining power than in helping young people.
Dipke is using social media to recruit young people who are unhappy with the government.
Dipke used to work on social media campaigns for the Aam Aadmi Party and got a master's degree in public relations in the US.
He started the Cockroach Party after the chief justice made a comment about young people being like cockroaches.
The chief justice said some young people don't have jobs and become social media activists, but he later said he was only talking about people with fake degrees.
Dipke used the cockroach as a symbol for a party of young people who are seen as lazy and unemployed.
He said the fact that there are so many 'cockroaches' means the system is rotten.
The Cockroach Party quickly gained a lot of followers on social media, with 22 million on Instagram.
Some people think the party's support is small compared to other parties in India.
The protests have been relatively small, with thousands of people attending, and the party is still looking for a clear focus.
An economist, Mahesh Vyas, said the Cockroach Party is not a reflection of the anger of young people in India.
Vyas said he has seen more stress among young people in the past and doesn't think the party will make a big difference.
He said the party is not well-known nationally and doesn't have a lot of support.
Vyas acknowledged that there is a big gap between the number of educated young people and the number of available jobs.
He said the economy is not growing fast enough to provide jobs for young people.
The core problem is that the economy can't grow fast enough, Vyas said.
India has a great opportunity with its young population, but it's not being used well due to a lack of private investment.
The Cockroach Party's followers want the government to pay attention to their demands.
A protester, Rutam, said the protests will make the people in power listen to them.
Another protester, Amanda, said it makes sense for the party to become a formal political party given the size and strength of the young demographic.