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Youth-led protests are bringing unemployment, examination-related controversies, inflation and institutional accountability into India's political debate. While the Congress and other opposition parties continue their campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a separate youth movement associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is drawing attention to concerns affecting students and young job seekers. The developments present the Narendra Modi government with questions that extend beyond conventional party politics, particularly regarding employment opportunities, education reforms and the expectations of India's younger generation.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has said he is prepared to face arrest ahead of the party’s proposed Tiranga march in Delhi demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Delhi Police has cited prohibitory orders and security concerns, while authorities have announced the temporary closure of Central Park.

Delhi has stepped up security ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed “Lehra Do Tiranga” march at Central Park in Connaught Place. More than 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel, additional CCTV surveillance and prohibitory orders have been reported as authorities prepare for the demonstration.

Rahul Gandhi has criticised the judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka following a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Calling their imprisonment an act of cowardice, Gandhi said students, young people, journalists and the INDIA bloc were united in demanding their constitutional rights. The controversy has intensified the debate over protest rights and electoral transparency.

The Cockroach Janta Party has announced plans for further protests following the recent demonstrations over electoral roll revisions and demands for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The development comes amid a broader political dispute involving opposition parties and the Election Commission.

Protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have intensified amid opposition allegations concerning voter-list revisions. Rahul Gandhi, opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement have demanded accountability, while the government and Election Commission have denied allegations of politically motivated voter deletions.

The Bombay High Court at Goa ordered the release of seven protesters detained at Azad Maidan in Panaji during a demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The court observed that the detention may not have been authorised, noting the absence of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), according to the report.

Protests continued across Delhi after leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were released from detention. The movement is demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter-roll irregularities linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), while authorities face scrutiny over detentions, transport restrictions and internet curbs.

Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das reached Delhi’s Parliament Street police station on October 12 to seek a fresh date for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The move comes amid continuing demonstrations over alleged electoral-roll irregularities linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), heightened security in the capital and a planned opposition march to the Supreme Court led by Rahul Gandhi.

Actor-activist Prakash Raj and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee joined a protest at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on October 8, organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and supporters. Protesters demanded the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged wrongful voter deletions.

Dhruv Rathee and Prakash Raj are participating in a People's Tribunal organised in Bengaluru over concerns raised by protesters about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, followed by a symbolic chappal protest.