From NEET outrage to national agitation: Does CJP protest fit a global template?

Vicky Nanjappa | July 29, 2026 2:18 PM

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests in Delhi have largely been portrayed as a public outpouring against examination paper leaks, unemployment and corruption. Within weeks, what began as a movement over specific grievances evolved into a nationwide political agitation that eventually led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Highest number of paper leaks occurred under BJP govt, says Akhilesh Yadav

IANS | July 29, 2026 12:34 PM

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held the BJP-led government responsible for the rising number of examination paper leak cases, claiming that the highest number of such incidents had occurred during its tenure and that public anger over the issue had led to the large gathering of youth at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.