Cockroach Janata Party

A Spade Has No Party

There is something reassuring about a spade. It does not ask who is holding it before doing its job. It digs where it is told to dig. A hole made by a government worker is no different from one made...
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Wise Intervention

If the Centre’s response to the NEET protests has been an admixture of vacillation, force and defensiveness, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s unequivocal endorsement of Gen Z may prove to be the most politically astute intervention since the agitation began. By...
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CJP Must Remain as Watchdog

After forcing Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, the Cockroach Janata Party faces a defining choice: remain an independent citizens’ watchdog or risk losing its credibility by entering electoral politics. Minutes after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned ‘on his own’, a friend from Delhi who...
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Street Circus

The NEET-UG paper leak was a genuine grievance. Millions of students who spent years preparing for one of India’s toughest examinations deserved answers, accountability and justice. But what unfolded at Jantar Mantar was no movement for educational reform. It was...
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From Memes to Mobilisation

From the Cockroach Janata Party to the JP Movement, the history of Indian political mobilisation suggests that public attention alone is rarely enough to secure lasting power. India’s digital revolution has transformed the pace of political mobilisation. Today, social media...
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CJP attracts 1.5 cr; new politics shaping up

Mumbai: Not from kitchen sinks, toilets or gutters — these two-legged ‘roaches’ have swarmed Social Media in millions through memes, live-streams, rap anthems and viral posts… and the country has begun taking note. On May 16, an unemployed youth, Abhijeet...
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