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Tens of thousands of supporters of the Cockroach movement staged protests across major Indian cities, including Delhi, calling for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam‑paper leaks. Demonstrations turned confrontational at times, with police using batons and teargas and injuries reported as crowds gathered in multiple cities.
A Delhi protest at Jantar Mantar saw the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical online movement, mobilize hundreds of mostly young people to demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation amid exam leaks and glitches. Led by Abhijeet Dipke, the group has leveraged meme culture into political organizing, boasting massive social media followings and posing a challenge to traditional parties, though some supporters of Modi’s BJP dismiss it as a gimmick. The event highlights youth frustration with exams, jobs, and perceived erosion of trust in India’s systems.
Hundreds in New Delhi joined a protest organized by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a social-media-driven spoof movement that riffs on India’s ruling party. The demonstrators pressed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign over May exam irregularities, and organizers urged peaceful demonstration with symbolic acts of education rights. The event reflects a rising trend of youth-led online movements in South Asia, though some Modi supporters dismiss the CJP as a gimmick.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says he will return to India on June 6 to lead a peaceful Delhi protest demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam-related lapses, planning to meet at the airport and march to Parliament Street for permission to hold a Jantar Mantar demonstration, citing widespread student anxiety and petitions over NEET/CBSE/CUET controversies.
Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, said he turned down several US job offers to return to India and lead a peaceful Jantar Mantar protest against education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over CBSE paper leaks and the exam-result system, saying he wants to give back to his country; the piece also covers his background with the Aam Aadmi Party, his rapid online following among Gen Z, and his family’s safety concerns amid rising attention.