India, June 1 -- A 30-year-old Indian living in the United States posted a single line on X in mid-May: "What if all cockroaches came together?" As a satirical reaction to a comment made by the Chief Justice of India, he launched a meme page called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Instagram and X. Just over two weeks later, with teen anger rising in the meantime over exam-related controversies, he is preparing to put his "what if" to the test.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who misses the usual Gen-Z birth-year bracket by just one year, announced on Monday, June 1, that he will fly into India on June 6 to lead a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a run ...