The Cockroach Janata Party organized a protest demanding the resignation of Bar Council of India chairman Manan Mishra on July 24, 2026 [2].
The demonstration highlights growing friction between legal practitioners and the BCI over the council's intervention in an enrolment dispute at NALSAR University of Law. The conflict reflects broader tensions regarding the BCI's regulatory authority over legal education and professional entry.
Scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. [1], the event was led by members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Saurav Das, a CJP co-convenor, said that "legal cockroaches will hold a protest against Bar Council of India chairman Manan Mishra at 10 a.m. today."
Participating advocates linked the demand for Mishra's exit to the precarious state of the profession. Some advocates said that lawyers are "attacked, killed daily."
Reports on the event's execution vary. While some sources indicated the protest proceeded as planned, others reported that participants were denied a place to meet. Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, said they will return for "season 2" following the denial of a meeting space.
The core of the agitation stems from the BCI's role in the NALSAR University of Law enrolment row. The CJP and allied protesters argue that the council's actions in this matter warrant the leadership's removal.
“"Legal cockroaches will hold a protest against Bar Council of India chairman Manan Mishra."”
The protest signals a deepening rift between the Bar Council of India and a segment of the legal community that views the current leadership as overreaching or ineffective. By focusing on the NALSAR enrolment row, the CJP is leveraging a specific institutional dispute to challenge the broader legitimacy of the BCI's administrative decisions.
