5 key moments from the CJP protest that shook the nation & forced a minister’s resignation

New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has, for nearly two months, been the epicentre of one of India’s largest youth-led movements in years. What started as a satirical social media joke turned into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) — a Gen Z-driven campaign that pulled in a Ramon Magsaysay award-winning activist, triggered a hunger strike, disrupted Parliament’s monsoon session, and ultimately forced the resignation of a Union minister.Here are the five defining moments of the CJP protest, from its founding to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The Cockroach Janta Party traces its origin to a Supreme Court hearing on May 15, 2026, during a contempt case. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, while referring to online criticism of judges, remarked that unemployed young Indians were li