Also known as: CJP
Youth-led Indian protest movement that evolved from satirical online campaign into demonstrations demanding education reforms and minister resignation.
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Joy Online
… Led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the movement spread through memes, livestreams and Instagram reels before evolving into a force strong enough to make a federal minister resign. …
Modi spent years building his strong image – why is he making Gen Z reels now?Joy Online
… India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – which is not a political party – called off its five-week-long protest on 25 July after education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. …
India police fire tear gas at protesters seeking exam reformsJoy Online
… The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, which spearheaded the demonstrations, said it would now end its protests. …
Modi’s education minister quits as jubilant Indian youth protesters claim victoryJoy Online
… Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members also demand the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. …
India activist ends hunger strike after 26 daysJoy Online
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on hunger strike for 26 days in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), says he has lost 11kg (24lb) but is “still alive”. …
‘I am still alive’: Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kgJoy Online
Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led protest movement, took to the streets of Delhi, defying a police ban to march to parliament and demand the resignation of India’s education minister. …
Police block thousands of ‘cockroach’ protesters marching on India’s parliamentJoy Online
Thousands of students, parents, activists and political leaders are set to march to the Indian parliament following a call from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) for reforms in the education system. …
India’s Cockroach protesters set to march to parliamentJoy Online
… Wangchuk has been protesting in support of an online satirical movement called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who are seeking educational reforms. …
Indian activist urged to end hunger strike as he loses 9.1kg in 19 daysJoy Online
… The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has gained more than 20 million online followers since being set up as a joke after India’s chief justice reportedly compared unemployed young people to the insects. …
India’s parody ‘cockroach party’ claims website has been blockedJoy Online
… But by then the comments had already spread widely online, triggering outrage, jokes – and a humorous political idea called the Cockroach Janta Party (Cockroach People’s Party), or CJP. …
India has a new political superstar – a cockroachIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shifted to a more casual tone on Instagram in recent weeks, posting candid content and selfie-style videos aimed at young people, a departure from his carefully scripted image. The change comes after youth-led protests in India this year, which spread through memes and social media and prompted a federal minister to resign.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shifted to a more casual tone on Instagram in recent weeks, posting candid content and selfie-style videos aimed at young people, a departure from his carefully scripted image. The change comes after youth-led protests in India this year, which spread through memes and social media and prompted a federal minister to resign.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Police in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand fired tear gas, water cannons and batons at thousands of students and job seekers protesting for over two weeks against the government exam system. The superintendent of police said most protesters were peaceful but some broke through barricades and threw stones, injuring three officers.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday following widespread youth protests over examination paper leaks, which had become a major challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement, which spearheaded the demonstrations at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, said it would now end its protests.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, after the government assured him no legal action would be taken against protesters at Janta Mantar. The Cockroach Janta Party said it would continue its protest until the minister's resignation.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, on a 26-day hunger strike in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's campaign for education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, has lost 11kg but remains hospitalized. Thousands continue protesting after a police crackdown on Monday's march to parliament left dozens of protesters and police injured.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led protest movement, defied a police ban to march to India's parliament demanding the resignation of the education minister. The march followed weeks of protests over alleged exam paper leaks and broader education system concerns, and reflects growing public dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Thousands of students, parents, activists and political leaders in India are set to march to parliament following a call from the Cockroach Janta Party for education system reforms. The movement, founded as an online satirical protest against paper leaks and exam irregularities, has gathered supporters at a Delhi monument for a month, and activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly hospitalized while on a hunger strike in support of the cause.
19 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Indian educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk, 59, has lost 9.1kg in 19 days on an indefinite hunger strike in support of educational reform protesters demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister following a cancelled medical entrance exam. The Delhi High Court has ordered the government to monitor his health as concerns grow over his deteriorating condition.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
India's Cockroach Janta Party, a viral satirical group that gained over 20 million online followers as a joke after India's chief justice compared unemployed youth to insects, says its website and official X page have been blocked in the country. The group's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, said Indian officials took down their website and claims his personal and group Instagram accounts have been hacked.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
After India's Chief Justice compared unemployed youth pursuing journalism and activism to cockroaches and parasites, a satirical online movement called the Cockroach Janta Party emerged as a parody of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, attracting millions of followers in less than a week.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →