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Protests have erupted across India, spearheaded by a viral cockroach-themed satirical party (the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP), in what has become one of the biggest displays of frustration at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in years. So what the hell is actually happening right now?
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Sources:
Chief Justice ‘cockroach’ comments:
https://x.com/LiveLawIndia/status/2055176240081084742?lang=en
CJP website and Instagram:
https://www.cockroachjantaparty.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cockroachjantaparty/?hl=en
Background on CJP:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/who-are-indias-cockroach-janta-party-and-why-are-they-staging-protests-
NEET and exam system dysfunction:
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/whats-behind-indias-cockroach-youth-protests-2026-07-22/
https://thediplomat.com/2026/07/there-is-zero-accountability-indias-cockroaches-question-modi-and-a-broken-system/
Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq562x2zlw4o
Street protests:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/who-are-indias-cockroach-janta-party-and-why-are-they-staging-protests-
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/indias-cockroach-protest-movement-halts-marches-after-police-violence
Dipke demands Modi resign:
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cjps-abhijeet-dipke-seeks-pm-modis-resignation-sits-on-indefinite-hunger-strike-after-police-hospitalise-wangchuk-11784352668731.html
Rahul Gandhi/Congress involvement:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/india-cockroach-janta-party-cjp-protests-rahul-gandhi-detained
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/07/21/indian-opposition-leader-gandhi-demands-pm-modi-step-down-over-protest-crackdown_6755690_4.html
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-protest-cockroach-movement-rahul-gandhi-6270066
Modi and Dharmendra Pradhan responses:
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/under-soaring-pressure-indias-education-minister-promises-reforms-debate-2026-07-22/
https://x.com/dpradhanbjp/status/2079617783613313136
Potential for talks:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/if-government-wants-to-talk-it-must-come-to-us-cockroach-janta-party-founder-abhijeet-dipke-11804880
Surbhi Gupta analysis:
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-protests-gripping-india-and-rattling-modi/
00:00 Intro
00:59 Cockroach Movement explained
02:48 Street protests
04:59 Government response
05:35 Threat to Modi?
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