The Cockroach Janta Party is a Gen Z-led political movement in India fueling nationwide protests as students demand ministerial resignation amid pressure and hunger strike actions.
The Cockroach Janta Party has risen from a satirical Instagram account to a mass youth movement with more than 22 million followers and has organised street protests in New Delhi demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign after repeated exam paper leaks and marking errors that have disrupted millions of students’ careers.
Hundreds of students and supporters have been sleeping on streets in New Delhi and staging protests in multiple cities after India cancelled a national medical entrance exam over alleged paper leaks. The government has temporarily restricted Telegram and ordered platform limits ahead of a June 21 NEET re-test while investigators probe channels that sold or advertised leaked or fake papers.
Prominent Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has continued his indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, while the Cockroach Janta Party calls for the Education Minister’s resignation over May exam leaks. Health parameters have worsened, prompting calls from opposition figures to end the protest and seek dialogue.