India news: 'Cockroach' party holds protest at Jantar Mantar

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Jun 06, 2026 · 1166 words · By Midhat Fatimah; Mark Hallam

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India news: 'Cockroach' party holds protest at Jantar Mantar Published June 6, 2026last updated June 6, 2026What you need to know - Cockroach Janta Party is protesting at Jantar Mantar over alleged exam irregularities - India won the toss and will bat against…

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Claim 1: “The current holder of that record [youngest player ever to represent an Indian men's senior team] is none other than Sachin Tendulkar”

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Claim 2: “15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is rewarded for record IPL season with his first India cricket call-up”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news articles, confirm 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the youngest person to debut for India's senior team following his IPL involvement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025, was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 19 and branded as TATA IPL 2026, was the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indian_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Maithili: वैभव सूर्यवंशी; born 27 March 2011), alternatively spelled Suryavanshi, is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the India…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaibhav_Sooryavanshi

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Claim 3: “India captain Shubman Gill won the toss on Saturday and chose to bat against Afghanistan in a one-off cricket test.”

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Claim 4: “This is only the second test match taking place between India and Afghanistan... Before this, the teams played in 2018”

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Claim 5: “Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has arrived in Delhi from the US”

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Claim 6: “he topped the overall scoring charts and broke a record for the most sixes in a single season from Chris Gayle that had stood since 2012.”

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Claim 7: “Cockroach Janta Party is protesting at Jantar Mantar over alleged exam irregularities”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led by Abhijeet Dipke protested at Jantar Mantar over alleged exam irregularities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party') is an Indian youth-based satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist w…
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 is serving as the 9th Minister of Education since 2021. He previously held cabinet positions as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmendra_Pradhan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sonam Wangchuk (born 1 September 1966) is an Indian engineer activist, innovator, education reformer, and environmentalist. He is the founding-director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movem…
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Claim 8: “It was Rahul's 21st career test 50.”

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Claim 9: “Shreyas Iyer is going to replace out-of-form Suryakumar Yadav as India's new T20I captain.”

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Claim 10: “The one-off test between the two neighbours will only be considered a bilateral series and will not come under the World Test Championship cycle.”

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Claim 11: “India won the toss and will bat against Afghanistan in a one-off test”

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Two sources state India won the toss and elected to bat, but a third source (BBC Sport) explicitly states Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat.

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web search NEUTRAL — BANGALORE, India (AP) — India won the toss on Thursday and elected to bat against Afghanistan in the war-torn country's first-ever cricket test match.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3457111

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web search NEUTRAL — The one-off Test between India and Afghanistan began on June 6 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, and will continue until June 10. India capta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat. Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-216759

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Claim 12: “Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke had earlier given an ultimatum of 5 p.m. local time for Union education minister Dharemendra Pradhan's resignation.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Abhijeet Dipke gave Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan a 5 p.m. deadline to resign.

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web search NEUTRAL — The CJP founder gave Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan until 5 pm to resign, warning of week-long protests across cities and a return to Jantar Mantar next Saturday if the deadline passes.Co…
https://cockroachjantaparty.co/app/news/at-jantar-mantar-abh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, centre, during a protest over alleged examination irregularities, repeated paper leaks and demands for accountability from the government, in New De…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cjp-protest-delhi-…

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Claim 13: “The Singaporean government asked three social media platforms to remove 14 posts that targeted the Indian community”

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Claim 14: “India's next games in the format are the T20I series against Ireland in Belfast on June 26 and 28.”

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Claim 15: “This movement began after India's Chief Justice, Surya Kant, reportedly likened young critics of the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites" during a court hearing”

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Multiple news sources (India Today, etc.) report that Chief Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed activists to 'cockroaches' and 'parasites' during a court hearing.

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web search NEUTRAL — During a Supreme Court hearing, Chief Justice Surya Kant likened some unemployed activists to "cockroaches" while rebuking a lawyer seeking Senior Advocate designation.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/cji-surya-kan…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a clarification on his earlier remarks in court, where he compared unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches" and “parasites" who are attacking the sys…
https://www.news18.com/india/totally-baseless-to-suggest-tha…

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web search NEUTRAL — NEW DELHI: In a scathing attack on a lawyer seeking a direction for Senior Advocate designation, CJI Surya Kant, during a hearing on Friday, likened some unemployed activists to "cockroaches" and "par…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/May/15/unemploye…

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Claim 16: “Indians make up between 7% and 9% of Singapore's population of over six million.”

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Web search results and Wikipedia data confirm the Indian community makes up approximately 9% of Singapore's population, with one source specifically mentioning 700,000 people out of 6.1 million (approx 11.4%, but the 9% figure is consistently cited from the 2020 census).

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web search NEUTRAL — As of the 2020 census, they constitute approximately 9.0% of the country's residents, representing the third largest ethnic group in Singapore. In Singapore, " ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 8, 2024 ... As of 2026, the Indian community in Singapore numbers about 700,000 people, making up roughly 9% of the total population of around 6.1 million.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgopposition/posts/152477483…

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2020 Census of Population reported the Indian ethnic group as 9.0% of the 4.04 million resident population (citizens plus permanent residents), equating to ...
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Claim 17: “an investigation by the Indian newspaper The Indian Express, which found that out of 45 major exam paper leaks over the past two decades, only two cases have led to convictions”

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Claim 18: “The 31-year-old's appointment was confirmed by India's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, in the presence of BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia, in Mumbai on Saturday.”

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Claim 19: “India stood on a solid 135-1 — thanks in large part to a rapid 54 not out from Sai Sudharsan and an unbeaten 58 from KL Rahul.”

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Claim 20: “Last month, the nationwide medical college entrance exam was scrapped after investigators uncovered a question paper leak.”

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Claim 21: “India have called up batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for their upcoming series of T20 cricket internatonals against Ireland and England.”

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Claim 22: “Sooryavanshi was named the competition's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the Best Emerging Player simultaneously.”

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Claim 23: “The police have issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) to block access to the posts on YouTube, Facebook and X”

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Multiple sources confirm the police issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) to block posts on YouTube, Facebook, and X.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Although the legal system of Singapore is a common law system, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature and historically derives largely from the former Indian penal code. The gene…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sedition Act 1948 was a Singaporean statute law which prohibited seditious acts and speech; and the printing, publication, sale, distribution, reproduction and importation of seditious publication…
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Claim 24: “The match is at the New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh”

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Claim 25: “Indian media reported suicides of teenagers following the fiasco over the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET)”

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Claim 26: “Suryakumar... was not included in the squad for the Ireland and England tour nor in the 2026 Asian Games squad.”

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