Supporters of the Cockroach People’s Party hold protest in New Delhi
Hundreds joined the first street protest by the online youth movement as organizers sought to pressure the education minister over exam leak allegations.
- On Saturday, the Cockroach Janata Party held its first street protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demonstrating against government policies on education and job opportunities.
- The movement emerged three weeks ago as a parody after Chief Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed youth to "cockroaches," sparking backlash and amassing more than 15 million Instagram followers.
- Organizers urged protesters to bring the national flag and a book, symbolizing equal opportunity, while demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following recent exam irregularities.
- After police granted official permission for the gathering, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke arrived from the U.S. to lead the demonstration on the ground.
- This rally tests whether the movement can translate online popularity into grassroots support, reflecting broader youth dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and echoing similar anti-government youth movements across South Asia.
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In India, the "People's Party of cockroaches" went from social networks to the streets. Born less than three weeks ago, this satirical movement was launched after controversial remarks by a Supreme Court judge who had treated the young unemployed Indians as "cafards". After his fulcrum rise on the web, he held his first demonstration in New Delhi on Saturday, June 6. First demand: the resignation of the Minister of Education.
‘Cockroach Party’ leader returns to India for first New Delhi protest
NewsFeedAbhijeet Dipke is in India just as thousands of members of the online satirical Cockroach Janta Party that he founded take to the streets in protest. They are demanding the resignation of the country’s education minister amid recent exam paper leaks and marking errors that they say led students to take their own lives.Published On 6 Jun 20266 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ar…
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Mock political party for India's young 'cockroaches' holds first protest in New Delhi
The Cockroach Janata Party, a social media movement in India, faces a major test as its founder leads a demonstration in New Delhi. The protest set for Saturday at Jantar Mantar marks the movement's first step into street politics after…
A dilapidated remark has led to the establishment of a rapidly growing protest movement in India. Behind this is the frustration of the youth about lack of jobs and scandals in the education system.
India tightens security ahead of ‘Cockroach Party’ protest
Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical “Cockroach People’s Party”, over alleged irregularities in major examinations. The parody “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) — a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — has won millions of followers on social media since its launch last month. The movement emerged after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant reported…
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