What is the point of a protest? To raise your voice against injustice? To draw attention to a cause? Or to make those in power uncomfortable enough to listen? For more than three decades, Indians have tried to do all three in a narrow, tree-lined road near Jantar Mantar, an 18th Century astronomical obervatory in
The violence has sparked public anger and galvanized India’s opposition, posing a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Modi has not commented directly on the protests or engaged with protesters, but on Thursday he released a statement on X that is seen as an attempt to reach out to students who have been frustrated
Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke have received support from most major opposition parties, farmer leaders, activists and celebrities, including Bollywood actors. The government did not interact with the protesters until Monday, when Health Minister JP Nadda met some CJP leaders to listen to their demands. The meeting took place against the backdrop of tens
Those frustrations are at the heart of the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, founded by Dipke. Although the Chief Justice later withdrew the comment, Dipke accepted the label, making the cockroach the symbol of the movement. Monday’s turnout reflected how quickly the movement has grown since its first protest in June, when
