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'Delulu', 'Clock it': 'Cockroach' protest brings Gen Z slang to India's parliament

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The language of India's young, perpetually-online population has finally reached one of its oldest institutions. Days after a youth-led protest movement forced the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, India's parliament found itself speaking the protesters' language. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) began as a satirical internet collective. The movement was organised on WhatsApp, coordinated on Telegram and lived on Instagram.

Source: BBCPublished: 29 Jul 2026, 11:02