India's largest online youth movement has taken to the streets for the first time, calling for the resignation of the education minister.

The Cockroach Janata Party, a social media movement in India, faces a major test as its founder leads a demonstration in New Delhi.

The Cockroach Janata Party, a satirical online movement, has taken its first steps into real-world politics

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Cockroach Janata Party, a social media movement that began as an online joke and amassed millions of followers across India, will face its biggest test

The mock political party with roughly 22 million Instagram followers is the largest online expression of dissent against Narendra Modi.

The Cockroach Janta Party's protest on Saturday (Jun 6) marks the movement’s first foray into street politics after weeks of dominating social media feeds and news headlines.

“Cockroaches don’t ever fear, they never die either,” says founder of party; protesters carry paper cockroach masks and pamphlets.

“This is a peaceful movement for the youth of the nation,” says Cockroach Janta Party's spokesperson.

The Cockroach Janata Party has already seen some social media accounts blocked by the Modi government, but has been granted permission for New Delhi demonstration

Hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party, an online joke that drew millions across India, gathered for the first time in the national capital

Hundreds of mostly young Indians gathered in New Dehli on Saturday for the first street protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party – a movement which began as an online joke…

The 'Cockroach Janta Party' has garnered millions of followers on social media since its launch last month.

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India's largest online youth movement has taken to the streets for the first time, calling for the resignation of the education minister.

Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing government