'I'm a cockroach': Gen Z protest movement lands in Indian capital

Author: Yashraj SharmaPublished on: June 6, 2026Country: India
PoliticsSociety & Lifestyle
'I'm a cockroach': Gen Z protest movement lands in Indian capital

Saurav Kushwaha, 17, traveled from Madhya Pradesh to New Delhi to join a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He awaited Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a satirical party born after India's chief justice compared youth to cockroaches. The CJP has amassed 22 million Instagram followers, double that of Narendra Modi's ruling BJP.

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