Cockroach Janta Party
- India
Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…
- India
Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash
New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…
- India
On day 20 of fast, Sonam Wangchuk vows to stay alive till July 20
New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, July 17, asserted that he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its…
- Hyderabad
Candlelight gathering to be held for Sonam Wangchuk in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Civil society organisations in Hyderabad will hold a candlelight gathering for activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday, July 16, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Necklace Road. The protestors have put…
- Entertainment
From Prakash Raj to Zeenat Aman: Celebs support Sonam Wangchuk
Hyderabad: Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is finally receiving attention from the entertainment industry. As his fast entered its 18th day on Wednesday, July 15, and reports of…
- India
HC to hear plea over Wangchuk’s health as CJP plans mass fast
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said it will hear on Thursday, July 16, a public interest litigation raising concern over the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite…
- India
Wangchuk refuses to end fast despite appeals, in ‘immense pain’
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is suffering muscle loss and is in “immense pain” but has refused to end his hunger strike as various sections on Tuesday, July 14, appealed to him…
- India
CJP protest: Sonam Wangchuk’s health worsens as fast enters 15th day
New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health deteriorated further on Sunday as his indefinite hunger strike entered the 15th day, with doctors reporting a further drop in his blood pressure…
- India
Anti-caste educator Lakhshya Lakey floats Cactus Janta Party
Hyderabad: Anti-caste educator Lakhshya Lakey, popularly known as @lakhshya_speaks, has floated Cactus Janta Party, which, according to him, is a “political front for Dalits, Adivasis, Bahujans and every community excluded by caste…
- India
Cockroach Janta Party X handle restored after Delhi HC order
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, July 7, ordered the unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle, which was withheld in May. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the judgement…
- Delhi
Day 16 of CJP protest: Wangchuk loses 6 kg as fast enters 8th day
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and government accountability over alleged examination irregularities, entered its 16th day…
- India
CJP protest day 15: Why Pradhan not sacked yet, Dipke asks
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk entered the seventh day of his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, July 4, with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) saying he has lost five…
- India
Govt once again showed failure: Dipke over TET ‘paper leak’
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged that the Maharashtra TET paper leak once again showed the government’s failure in ensuring the integrity of competitive examinations…
- Opinions
Beyond tokenism: CJP and the Muslim youth question
The recent indefinite protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (and various Left-wing student organisations) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is currently at the centre of national politics. Thousands of young people have…
- India
Dipke thanks Mohammad for providing food on Day 3 of CJP protest
New Delhi: As the Cockroach Janta Party (CPJ) protest entered its third day on Monday, June 22, at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the organisation’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, thanked local volunteer Mohammed Junaid…
