印度学生发起的"蟑螂"运动要求教育部长丁达曼·普拉丹因考试试卷泄露事件辞职 [1][2]。数万名运动支持者在新德里进行大规模反政府示威 [1]。
警方对示威进行了驱散，使用催泪瓦斯和警棍 [1]。示威者称遭警棍殴打，而警方则表示多名官员也在冲突中受伤 [1]。当局在示威现场周围暂停了手机互联网服务 [1]。
普拉丹拒绝辞职，指控反对派利用学生进行政治攻击 [1]。
事后，当示威者重获互联网接入后，他们在社交媒体上分享了大量包含自嘲幽默的视频和表情包，将警察镇压转化为网络文化内容 [1]。同时，来自印度各地的支持者通过外卖应用为在新德里抗议的学生送去食物 [2]。
Tens of thousands of supporters of India's "Cockroach" movement staged a major anti-government demonstration in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan [1][2]. The protests were triggered by exam paper leaks and recruitment scandals [2], with demonstrators calling for the minister's removal over these controversies [1].
Police responded by dispersing the protesters, employing tear gas and batons that left multiple people injured [1]. In a counterpoint, authorities claimed that several police officers were also wounded during the clashes [1]. The government took the additional step of suspending mobile internet services around the protest site [1].
Pradhan refused to step down, instead accusing opposition parties of exploiting students for political attacks [1]. Meanwhile, supporters of the movement demonstrated their commitment by organizing the delivery of food to protesters in New Delhi through food delivery applications [2].
Once internet access was restored, demonstrators shared self-deprecating videos and memes on social media, transforming the police crackdown into viral online content [1]. The humorous posts became a form of cultural commentary on their experience with the authorities.