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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

'One person, one candle': India's Cockroach Janta Party calls for nationwide march tomorrow

CJP leaders and protesters on the ground said they will keep taking to the streets until Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.

A protestor carries a poster with a message in Hindi which translates as 'Save Our Constitution' as he participates in a protest movement led by Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi, India, on 22 July 2026. Photo:AP

India's 'Cockroaches' movement emerges as major youth-led challenge to Modi government

Opposition lawmakers, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, stage a protest dressed in black on the Parliament premises in New Delhi today over the NEET question paper leak and police action against CJP protesters. Photo: Collected

Opposition lawmakers wear black as Delhi tightens security

People attend a protest after the killing of a Hindu man in Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

How an 'inflammatory' Facebook post led to a killing and sectarian tension in India

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses a news conference as Indian Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar listen, in New Delhi, India, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Protests spread in India over new military recruitment system

Flames and smoke rise from a vehicle on fire, that was allegedly set ablaze by miscreants during a protest over controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP leaders about Prophet Mohammad, in Howrah. Photo: Collected

Prophet remarks row: Internet suspended in West Bengal’s Howrah