What Is India's 'Cockroach' Movement? The Anger Behind Its Rapid Rise
Thousands rallied against exam leaks and demanded the education minister’s resignation as police used tear gas and batons to block a march to parliament.
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From Six Words to a Massive Movement: The Rise of the Cockroach Janta Party
Sparked by a viral social media post, the 'Cockroach Janta Party' has become a key protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, uniting frustrated youth over high employment and exam leakage issues in India. Abhijeet Dipke, the driving force, has brought together a widespread movement from humble beginnings.
India’s cockroach politics is no joke - Peoples' Review
By Uday Chandra Two months after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) went viral in India, its followers have entered dangerous territory. Police forcefully removed educator-activist Sonam Wangchuk from the CJP’s sit-in at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar observatory, taking him to hospital against his will on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike. Protesters rallied at the site while CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke began his own hunger strike. The demonstrat…
What started as a joke has developed into an explosive movement that has affected all of India in recent weeks.
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