Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)

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Gen Z, social media, and South Asia's new protest politics

Recent movements in Bangladesh, Nepal, and India suggest that for digitally native youth, political organisation now unfolds across interconnected online and offline spaces rather than through...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

Modi calls for forgiving 'misguided youth' over Jantar Mantar protests

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India's Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak bill amid student protest fallout

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The cockroach that refused to die: India’s Gen Z revolt and Asia’s youth awakening

Priyanka Gandhi also tweeted the video in which Dr Arinjay Jain, the owner of Paras Hospital, is heard saying that the oxygen supply was cut off for five minutes and 22 people died during that period. Photo: ANI via Hindustan Times

Priyanka urges Modi govt to take concrete steps for new education system

The Cockroach Janata Party was created as a satirical criticism of the Chief Justice of India. Photo: Mahima Kapoor/ DW

Cockroach Janata Party threatens fresh protests over FIRs against demonstrators

CCTV camera at the Jantar Mantar protest site, where supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have gathered demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July 19, 2026.

Modi faces challenge from activists over surveillance at India youth protest

To be headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, PM Modi said the task force was another step aimed at securing the future of the nation’s students and making India’s education system more “reliable, transparent” and technology-driven. Photo: X/@NandanNilekani

Modi forms high-level task force on exam reforms after minister's resignation

Supporters of India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) hold flags and signs during the ongoing protests, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, 23 July, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Top 3 faces behind Cockroach Janta Party movement

Abhijeet Dipke, the face of India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Photo: Reuters

'Just the beginning, long way to go': Abhijeet Dipke reflects on CJP movement after protest victory

People gather in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in Kolkata, India on 24 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

CJP says protests to continue until all demands are met after minister's resignation

People gather in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in Kolkata, India, 24 July, 2026. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns amid nationwide protests

People gather in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in Kolkata, India on 24 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Cockroach Janta Party founder down with typhoid, refuses to end protest against Indian education minister