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Indian police violently repressed protesters as thousands gathered for a "Cockroach" movement march on parliament demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on July 20. The movement, seen as a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term, has drawn millions of supporters. It intensified after police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on July 18. The Cockroach Janta Party reflects frustrations among young Indians over high youth unemployment and examination paper leaks