Thousands of students, job aspirants and young professionals gathered at Jantar Mantar on Saturday as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led online movement, took its campaign from social media to the streets, demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests and seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The demonstration, held under heavy security, drew participants from across age groups, including school and college students, job seekers and working professionals. Many protesters wore cockroach masks — the symbol adopted by the movement — while others carried flowers and the national flag.
