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Broken toilets, leaking roofs: Why India's 'cockroach' party wants to fix schools

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 1579 words · By Geeta Pandey
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Broken toilets, leaking roofs: Why India's 'cockroach' party wants to fix schools - Published The squat one-storey building has recently received a fresh coat of paint and looks respectable from a distance.

Claims checked 9
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Topics 3

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What happened

Broken toilets, leaking roofs: Why India's 'cockroach' party wants to fix schools - Published The squat one-storey building has recently received a fresh coat of paint and looks respectable from a distance.

Why it matters

But this government-run primary school for girls in Faridabad, a district on the outskirts of the Indian capital Delhi, suffers from a host of problems.

Common ground

The road outside the school in Khedi Kalan village is dotted with shallow potholes filled with filthy water.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Pity 60% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Experts - and the Indian government's own National Education Policy (NEP) - have recommended 6% as the ideal mark for India.”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) which outlines the vision for the new education system in India. While the specific '6%' figure is a well-known target of the NEP, the provided Wikipedia snippet confirms the policy's existence and purpose.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Income in India discusses the financial state in India. With rising economic growth, India's income is also rising. As an overview, India's per capita net national income or NNI is ₹2,08,090 in 2025–2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Education Policy of India 2020 (NEP 2020), which was started by the Union Cabinet of India on 29 July 2020, outlines the vision of 3D new education system of India. The new policy replace…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Policy_2020
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Policy on Education (NPE) is a policy formulated by the Government of India to promote and regulate education in India. The policy covers elementary education to higher education in both …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Policy_on_Education
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Claim 2: “France, Germany, Australia, Brazil and the US - spend more than 5% of their GDP on education.”
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A web search result from Business Economics explicitly states that the US, Germany, and France spent in excess of 5% of their GDP on education, and that most developed countries spend 5% or more.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Wolves" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and American music producer Marshmello. The song was written by Gomez, Ali Tamposi, Louis Bell, Brian Lee, and its producers Marshmello and Andrew Wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_(Selena_Gomez_and_Marsh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hyogo Prefectural Ashiya International Secondary School is a public, full-time, coeducational secondary school located in Hyogo prefect, Japan. The students come from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashiya_International_Secondary…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Universal basic income (UBI) is discussed in many countries. This article gives an overview of national and regional debates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_by_coun…
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Claim 3: “The online satirical movement [Cockroach Janta Party] made global headlines for its weeks-long protest in Delhi, which culminated in the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month.”
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Multiple independent sources (Daily Sabah, Wikipedia, and news reports) confirm that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of demonstrations took place in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, between 6 June and 25 July 2026. They were initiated by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), an Indian youth-based satirical polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Delhi_Jantar_Mantar_prote…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party'), also known as the Cockroach movement, is an Indian youth-based satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach_Janta_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dharmendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who served as the 9th Minister of Education from 2021 until his resignation in 2026. He previously served as Minister of Petroleum and Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmendra_Pradhan
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Claim 4: “India spends only 4.1% of its GDP on education.”
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The provided evidence includes general definitions of GDP and a link to a UNESCO data browser, but no specific percentage (4.1%) for India's current education spending is explicitly stated in the text of the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all of the final goods and services which are produced and rendered during a specific period of time (usually a year) by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product
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web search NEUTRAL — Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), uri: databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API.Current education expenditure, pri…
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
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web search NEUTRAL — What was India's India Expenditure on Education: Central in 2017? Last.India Expenditure on Education: by Education Department: Capital (INR mn). 143,121.500 2017. yearly.
https://www.ceicdata.com/en/india/memo-items-expenditure-on-…
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Claim 5: “After one video, external of schoolgirls in Raigad, Maharashtra, mocking the condition of the road leading to their school went viral, the local authorities repaired it”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 6: “The protests had erupted in May after NEET, India's biggest medical entrance exam, was cancelled following a question paper leak, forcing nearly two million students to retake the test.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia (2026 NEET scandal) and news reports, confirm the NEET exam was cancelled due to paper leaks and that millions of students had to retake the test.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NEET scandal in India involved a paper leak and other examination irregularities affecting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, conducted by India's Nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NEET_scandal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG) (pronunciation: "neat"), formerly known as the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is an Indian nationwide entrance examination …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neet or NEET may refer to: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG), a medical entrance exam in India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) (NEET–PG), a medica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neet
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Claim 7: “Dipke and other CJP leaders have shared several videos... with their 26 million Instagram followers.”
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The claim states the CJP has 26 million followers. However, three different web search results provide lower numbers: one says 'nearly 15 million', another says '13.4 million', and another says 'crossed 9 million'. None of the sources support the 26 million figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — The CJP has amassed nearly 15 million followers on Instagram in less than a week, compared with fewer than nine million for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which says it is the world's largest pol…
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9251877/scratching-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has now become the most followed political movement on Instagram. With this, the CJP has crossed the Congress and BJP in terms of followers on Instagram, with 13.4 mill…
https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/cockroach-janta-par…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a viral political satire movement launched a few days ago, has crossed 9 million followers on Instagram. This is more followers than most of the mainstream political p…
https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/cockroach-janta-party-s…
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Claim 8: “According to official data, 94,000 government schools have closed here between 2014-15 and 2024-25.”
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The claim that 94,000 schools closed or merged between 2014 and 2025 is mentioned in a single YouTube source (VNMTV) citing NITI Aayog data. No other independent sources in the evidence provided corroborate this specific number.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India is the most populous country in the world, comprising approximately one-sixth of the world population. According to the United Nations' World Population Dashboard, India's population reached sli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Ara…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a big tent multi-party political alliance of several political parties in India led by the country's largest opposition party, the India…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_…
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Claim 9: “More than 20 students died by suicide, with their families blaming the scandal.”
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A TikTok source and a report from the LRB Blog/Reuters mention that over 20 students (specifically 21 according to CJP) died by suicide linked to the exam scandal.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 20 students committed suicide after NEET exams controversy in India. Are students being heard, or are their voices being silenced? This video explores the role of student activism, freedom o…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/20-students-medical-exam-ind…
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web search NEUTRAL — A businessman earns as much: Medical student, 20, dies by suicide in Maharashtra. A 20-year-old medical aspirant from Maharashtra died by suicide just hours before he was set to leave for his MBBS adm…
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/medical-student-suicid…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the Gen Z movement leading the protests in the capital, says 21 students died by suicide in cases it believes were linked to the exam fiasco. Reuters could not indepen…
https://www.daily-sun.com/world/888573/the-fear-killed-her-h…
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