The Cockroach Janata Party announced a nationwide listening tour and a campaign for citizens to conduct social audits of government schools [1].
This initiative represents an escalation of the group's protest movement. By moving from centralized protests in New Delhi to a distributed model of public auditing, the CJP seeks to bypass local restrictions and engage directly with civic infrastructure.
Founder Abhijeet Dipke said "Season 2 of Jantar Mantar will begin soon" [2]. The group intends to use the period surrounding Independence Day on Aug. 15 to urge citizens to visit, document, and audit the state of government-run educational institutions [3]. While some reports indicate the primary focus begins from Independence Day [3], other sources state the campaign will officially start in September [6].
Spokesperson Saurav Das said the second phase of the movement was already unfolding through various protests across India [1]. The shift in strategy follows allegations from the group regarding pressure and intimidation from authorities at traditional protest venues in Delhi [3].
Das said the party is launching the listening tour to identify systemic deficiencies in public services [3]. The school-audit drive specifically encourages citizens to document the actual conditions of classrooms, and facilities to hold government agencies accountable.
This distributed approach allows the CJP to maintain visibility without relying on a single physical location. The group aims to transform the act of visiting a public school into a political statement on the quality of state-funded education [3].
““Jantar Mantar Season 2” was already unfolding through protests across India.”
The transition to 'Season 2' marks a strategic shift from traditional street demonstrations to a 'social audit' model. By encouraging citizens to document government failures in real-time, the CJP is attempting to crowdsource evidence of state negligence, making the movement harder to suppress than a stationary protest at a single venue like Jantar Mantar.
