Members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) launched a march to the Indian Parliament on Monday to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The protest highlights growing public frustration over systemic irregularities in India's national testing processes and the resulting impact on youth unemployment.
The movement, which includes activist Sonam Wangchuk, began as a sit-in and hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on June 6 [1]. The group alleges that the NEET 2026 examination paper was leaked and that the CBSE OSM process contains significant irregularities [2].
Approximately 12,000 protesters gathered at the Jantar Mantar site [3]. The demonstration culminated in the "Chalo Sansad" march, intended to bring the group's grievances directly to the doors of the legislature.
Reports regarding the conduct of security forces during the event are conflicting. Some reports state that police used lathi-charges against the protesters at Jantar Mantar [4], while other officials said that force was not used [5].
Wangchuk said that the movement is not limited to academic concerns. "Not only exam or education, change needs to be in all systems," Wangchuk said [6].
The CJP continues to call for Pradhan's resignation, citing a failure to maintain the integrity of the national education system [1].
“"Not only exam or education, change needs to be in all systems,"”
The scale of the CJP protest suggests that examination irregularities have evolved from administrative failures into a broader symbol of systemic instability. By linking exam leaks to general unemployment and governance, the movement is attempting to transform a specific policy grievance into a wider mandate for institutional reform across the Indian government.
