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India’s Cockroach Party fights attempts to discredit the movement
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India’s Cockroach Party fights attempts to discredit the movement To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Issued on: Modified: On this edition of Access Asia, we explore how India’s nascent Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the frustrations of the country’s youth. We speak with the party’s spokesperson, Saurav Das, who tells us that the movement is demanding accountability from the government.
India’s Cockroach Party fights attempts to discredit the movement
To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
Issued on: Modified:
On this edition of Access Asia, we explore how India’s nascent Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the frustrations of the country’s youth. We speak with the party’s spokesperson, Saurav Das, who tells us that the movement is demanding accountability from the government. Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot also weighs in on why young people in India are disillusioned and what the country’s opposition parties can learn from the viral movement.