# How Gen Z is pushing for change in India

https://mins.news/en/video/100321

- BBC News, 2026-10-14 19:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2QtJKMlYTo

> Tens of thousands of young people rallied in Delhi this week, calling for electoral-system changes and the resignation of India’s election commissioner; police detained thousands. They are part of the grassroots “cockroach” movement, launched by a Boston University graduate to protest government policies and high youth unemployment.

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- [India Cockroach Movement and Modi Politics](https://mins.news/en/topic/india-cockroach-movement-and-modi-politics) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/india-cockroach-movement-and-modi-politics.md

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