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Cockroach Party Demands Pradhan Resign Over NEET Leak

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

On June 6, the Cockroach Janta Party staged its first large-scale New Delhi protest, giving Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan a seven-day deadline to resign.
Protesters demanded his removal over leaked NEET-UG exam papers reportedly sold for up to three million rupees, with parents and older volunteers supplying water and biscuits.
The movement’s Instagram following rose to 22.2 million, surpassing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party’s 9.4 million followers.

History

Historical Context

Anna Hazare began a hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on 5 April 2011, demanding a joint government-civil-society committee to draft a strong Lokpal law. The protest spread to dozens of cities, leveraged social-media outreach, and forced the government to issue a Gazette notification on 9 April forming a ten-member drafting panel. This precedent shows how digitally coordinated mobilizations, like the Cockroach Janta Party rally, can pressure officials.

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Story summary

On June 6, the Cockroach Janta Party staged its first large-scale New Delhi protest, giving Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan a seven-day deadline to resign.
Protesters demanded his removal over leaked NEET-UG exam papers reportedly sold for up to three million rupees, with parents and older volunteers supplying water and biscuits.
The movement’s Instagram following rose to 22.2 million, surpassing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party’s 9.4 million followers.

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