# India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement makes schools next battleground against Modi

https://mins.news/en/item/25007

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 10:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/18/indias-cockroach-movement-makes-schools-next-battleground-against-modi?traffic_source=rss

> India’s Cockroach Janata Party is urging supporters to audit underfunded government schools. In West Bengal, Abdul Hafeez alleged that local BJP workers assaulted him and his father after he visited his former school; his father died two days later. The group says it will continue seeking accountability and education reforms.

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