It ended where, in many ways, it had begun. Moments after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), thanked Chief Justice Surya Kant.

India's Cockroach Janta Party-led protests prove a challenge to the Narendra Modi government.

Following the resignation of India’s education minister, the “Cockroach” movement has announced the end of its protests against irregularities in the education system. “We are calling on all protesters to go home,

Following a controversial courtroom remark that ignited youth protests, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25 amid outrage over NEET-UG paper leak. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) emerged as a movement advocating for educational reforms & accountability.

Pakistan, July 25 -- The fictional Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced the end of its nationwide protest after claiming successful negotiations with government representatives. Party leaders said supporters should conclude demonstrations peacefully.

Chief Justice Surya Kant’s “cockroach” remark unexpectedly became the symbol of a movement that turned memes into mobilisation, an online campaign into a nationwide protest and ultimately culminated in Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.

India’s young protesters are taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with humor as much as street demonstrations, flooding social media with memes, parody videos and jokes while thousands rally across the country.