Asiatimes iconAsiatimesOct 22, 2026

‘Cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy

Five months after its founding, India’s Cockroach Janta Party, known as the CJP, has revealed what youth-led democratic movements can achieve – and how hard they are to sustain. The movement was formed in May 2026 to protest the government’s cancellation of medical school entrance exams and after India’s Chief Justice

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