India’s education minister has resigned, and the Modi government has been forced to concede to the remaining demands of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
The government has agreed to substantial compensation for the families of students who allegedly died by suicide after the examination paper leak and has pledged not to prosecute those who took to the streets in protest.
This is no ordinary political concession. It is a rare victory for people over power.
For weeks, young Indians marched under a merciless sun, with temperatures soaring above 40°C. When the rains came, they stood their ground.
They refused to surrender to fear, intimidation, or exhaustion. They were fighting not merely over a leaked examination paper, but against an education system they believed had robbed them of their future.
And they won.
In forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to retreat, these young protesters accomplished what India’s opposition parties have been unable to achieve for more than a decade.
They demonstrated a truth that authoritarian governments fear above all else: organized citizens, united by a just cause, can still move mountains.
After the symbolic victory of the CJP, the question is what next for the revolutionary young force.
Modi came to power in 2014 as India’s PM. And since then, he has wreaked havoc on every aspect of India’s democratic institutions and its secular outlook.
He has complete control over the election process, which assures him victory after victory. He appoints judges who dare not rule against what he wants.
The media, the laughingstock in the world press, is teased as Godi media, meaning “sitting on the lap of Modi.”
And for the record, he has set the world record among world leaders for never facing a press conference since becoming prime minister in 2014.
Can the Cockroach Janta Party, instead of folding itself after this historic victory, move forward and tackle Modi and the BJP governments in other states bulldozing mosques and Muslim residences, bullying minorities and threatening the members of the lower caste communities, and seek the prolonged jail release of political prisoners?
There is a lot of agenda that the Cockroach Janta Party can undertake with its youthful, spirited force.
For India, now hope lies in Cockroach.
-Promod Puri
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Dear Promod Bhai: I congratulate young Indian students who challenged the government, demanded accountability, and won. Their victory is a victory of democratic forces.
I note that Dharnendra Pradhan in his resignation letter did not take any responsibility for failures of his administration and stated that he resigned to prevent anti-national forces from exploiting the situation.
He also stated that he deeply respected “the aspirations, sentiments and legitimate expectations of the country’s youth.” What a shameless lie! I note that the students’ agitation started on June 20, 2026, and the government did everything possible to suppress it including mercilessly beating up young students on July 20.
A resignation of a single minister is not going to make a difference to India’s education or political system. A major accomplishment of the agitation is to force the government to accede to students’ demands and to show that people power can make a difference. More importantly, it showed that people do not have to fear a repressive government.
After many years people’s power and public accountability are back in India.
I agree with your comments about Godi media. It is interesting that the Godi media that had been calling the students’ protest anti-national suddenly started talking about “Modi reaching out to youth.” What shamelessness!
I am cautiously optimistic about the “cockroach’ movement’s potential to challenge the political establishment and bring about positive change in India.
Harinder Mahil
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This is indeed a remarkable achievement, in which the people’s power has been switched on, and it could be the beginning of the end of Modi’s dictatorial regime. Thanks for your comment. BTW: Are you on Facebook?
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