A warning, this report contains themes that some viewers may find distressing.
Violence has erupted on the streets of Delhi after thousands of protesters supporting India’s Gen Z ‘cockroach’ movement marched towards parliament – and were met with police batons and tear gas.
But how did it all start?
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) first emerged in May after a Supreme Court judge compared unemployed young people to “cockroaches.”
And the young people didn’t just fight back, they embraced their new nickname. An online movement started with an AI-generated cockroach mascot – and its popularity exploded.
