Cockroach Janta Party

Cockroach Janta Party

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Can the Modi govt overcome the CJP setback?

The government's climbdown ended not just with Pradhan's exit. It promptly accepted all the other demands of the CJP, including monetary compensation for the families of students who died...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

Meta removes Modi’s video speech addressed to students amidst CJP agitation

A police officer monitors CCTV footage from a mobile command-and-control vehicle at the Jantar Mantar protest site, where India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters have gathered ahead of a planned march to Parliament on the opening day of the monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

Modi faces legal challenge over surveillance at India youth protest

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

How is India reforming its public exam system after massive youth protests?

A security force personnel wields his baton against demonstrators at a protest site during a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Mere agitation does not justify police excesses: India's Supreme Court

A man holds a poster as he participates in a demonstration held 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, July 24, 2026. REUTERS

Humour and memes fuel India's 'Cockroach' protest movement against Modi government

Dev Kotak, a reporter with the television channel Times Now, who was assaulted at the ongoing protest site of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), poses for a picture inside his house in Noida, India, July 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

'Lapdog media': Indian reporters caught in youth protest anger

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

Cockroach Janta Party's agitation nudges Modi govt's change of strategy

A supporter of India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) holds a poster with a Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger symbol from the Japanese manga series 'One Piece' at the ongoing protest site, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Protests to continue, says CJP after Wangchuk ends hunger strike

Sonam Wangchuck ends his 26 day hunger strike. Photo: Collected

Sonam Wangchuk calls off hunger strike after 26 days

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

NEET protest continues as Modi calls for severe punishment over paper leak

Thousands of young people packed the streets. Photo: Reuters

India youth group says will not march again because police will 'hurt youth'

Masked protesters hold an Indian flag near plumes of tear gas. Photo: Reuters

Wangchuk hunger strike, youth protests intensify pressure on Modi government