NEW DELHI: Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement said they would meet the government on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks. Public frustration has mounted following a series of exam irregularities, including the leak of a medical entrance examination paper and problems with an online marking system for high school students. The social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has led protests calling on Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to quit over the failures.

What started as a satirical protest against exam leaks in India has grown into a wider movement voicing young Indians' anger over jobs and education.

A Gen Z uprising that began with anger over cheating scandals that derailed high-stakes exams has exploded into calls for broader government accountability.