India, June 7 -- Despite the buzz across India, the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday turned out to be just another routine demonstration, a damp squib amid high expectations. Participants held placards and slogans demanding azadi and condemning paper leaks, as well as placards criticising the Government and the education minister. Some banners pointed out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's absence from press conferences. In contrast, others questioned the Government's response to the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei communities.

The protest felt like a typical left-wing rally, familiar to Delhi residents, marked by azadi slogans commonly chanted by leftist student unions. Even t...