# France 24 report: India’s Gen Z protesters find gaps in security clampdown

https://mins.news/en/item/101165

- France 24, 2026-10-15 10:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261015-france-24-report-india-s-gen-z-protesters-find-gaps-in-security-clampdown

> New Delhi was close to a lockdown on Saturday after the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party called for protests. More than 30,000 security personnel were deployed, over 50 metro stations closed and authorities imposed a 24-hour internet blackout to suppress the movement, but protesters found ways around the restrictions.

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