Cockroach Janta Party to hold protest march to parliament

Key Points:

• Thousands of students, parents, activists, and political leaders are marching to the Indian parliament following a call from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding education reforms, despite lacking police permission.
• Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk, on day 21 of a hunger strike supporting the CJP, was forcibly hospitalized but continues fasting, with CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke also beginning a hunger strike in response.
• The CJP, founded as an online satirical movement protesting exam irregularities and paper leaks, demands the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who has dismissed the group as disruptive.
• Protests are occurring in multiple cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, with heavy police deployment and road closures in Delhi to manage the large crowds at Jantar Mantar.
• The unrest follows a major controversy over a cancelled medical entrance exam due to a paper leak, which affected over 2.28 million candidates and preceded a series of student suicides linked to the exam stress.