What next for India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement after education minister sacked

New Delhi, India – Silence descended over Jantar Mantar and the adjoining Parliament Street in central New Delhi at midnight, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its agitation following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Thousands of students and youth protesters had occupied the protest site near the Parliament of India, demanding education reforms, and posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing government.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth call off protests after education minister quitslist 2 of 4‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister outlist 3 of 4India’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memeslist 4 of 4The Cockroach Effect: Modi vs India’s Gen Zend of listPradhan’s resignation is being seen as a serious setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government and has further dented Modi’s strongman image, analysts told Al Jazeera.After the streets emptied, authorities moved in with paint rollers and buckets, scrubbing away the remnants of the Gen Z revolt from the walls around the Jantar Mantar.In his l...