India, July 26 -- Within minutes of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced on X that it was withdrawing its nationwide agitation with immediate effect. At Jantar Mantar, where the movement had camped for weeks, the news was met with cheers, patriotic songs and emotional celebrations as protesters marked what they described as a hard-earned victory.

As chants echoed through the protest site, the key faces behind the movement called the resignation a victory for democracy, while making it clear that their fight for accountability and reforms was far from over.

CJP founding president Abhijeet Dipke shared a video showing him receiving the news over a phone call, likely because i...