Abhijeet Dipke — founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, an online student protest movement challenging India's government over exam irregularities since May 2026.
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… Abhijeet Dipke, the 30-year-old Boston University graduate behind the online movement, said on social media platform X he would return to India to lead a "peaceful protest" on Saturday. …
India's viral 'Cockroach' party founder plans street protestIndian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janata Party online movement, and two other leaders before they could disembark in New Delhi on Saturday, ahead of a planned protest against the Election Commission over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
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Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janata Party online movement, and two other leaders before they could disembark in New Delhi on Saturday, ahead of a planned protest against the Election Commission over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
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Thousands of police were deployed across India's capital on Friday ahead of planned protests demanding the election commission chief step down over alleged voter-roll irregularities. Opposition parties allege the commission's revision of electoral rolls could disenfranchise voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
Indian police launched an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against officers during protests in the capital against the country's election commission. The harassment allegations were made by three female journalists on Saturday when police detained scores of protestors around the government-designated protest site of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led online movement whose nationwide protests over exam irregularities secured the education minister's resignation, has called for authorities to release detained demonstrators, particularly in Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar, accusing the government of breaking an assurance against punitive action.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The article examines how establishments use dehumanizing language and slurs against dissent and marginalized groups, and how victims often reclaim these insults as symbols of resistance, disarming those in power.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A student protest movement in India, led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) since May 2026, has grown into one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Modi in his third term, sparked by exam irregularities including a leaked medical entrance examination paper that forced over two million candidates to retake the test. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability over exam irregularities.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi resign over a police crackdown against student protests calling for education reforms. Gandhi led a march toward Modi's residence and staged a sit-in protest, after which he and other parliamentarians were removed by police.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Indian police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the education minister's resignation and examination reforms at the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi. Dozens of protesters and police personnel were injured in the clashes, with demonstrators responding by pelting stones.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The wife of Indian hunger strike activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has refused food since June 28 to protest alleged university exam fraud and demand the education minister's resignation, accused the government on Sunday of "illegal detention" disguised as medical care after police took him to hospital against his will.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An engineer's May satirical post on X went viral after India's Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly likened young critics of the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites" — comments the justice later said were taken out of context. The viral moment sparked a student movement, with Dipke launching the parody Cockroach Janta Party platform to channel youth frustration over limited job opportunities despite rapid economic growth.
8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The creator of India's viral "Cockroach People's Party" parody campaign announced plans to lead a peaceful protest in New Delhi on Saturday. The satirical movement, which has won millions of social media followers since launching last month, was prompted by a Chief Justice's reported remarks calling young government critics "cockroaches," and the founder is calling for the resignation of the Education Minister over alleged examination irregularities.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →