India, July 27 -- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was founded by Abijeet Dipke in response to a derogatory remark by the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, comparing the jobless youngsters to cockroaches during a court hearing. Dipke returned from the US and began a sit-in protest with his supporters at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on June 20, 2026, demanding the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and accountability for the NEET paper leak that ruined the future of nearly 2.3 million students.

Sonam Wangchuk, a well-known educationist and environmentalist, joined the protest. He went on an indefinite hunger strike from June 28, endorsing the demands of the CJP. He was forcefully removed on July 18 from the site at ...