The satirical Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the concerns of the India's youth over issues plaguing the nation's education and employment policies.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a movement that emerged from social media satire only weeks ago, is preparing to take its campaign onto India's streets.
Its founder Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old Boston University graduate, said on Monday that he would return to India to lead a "peaceful protest" on June 6 demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam irregularities.
"The time has come for all of us to come together, following the path of the Constitution of India, and peacefully raise our voices to demand Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation," Dipke said in a video posted on the CJP's Instagram handle on Monday. "If we raise our voices together, they will definitely have to listen to us," he added.
India's nationwide medical entrance test was canceled last month, but only after some 2.2 million students had already taken the exam. The authorities said the move was due to suspicions that exam questions had been leaked.
