Satirical Party's Banned Delhi March Forces Government to the Table

What began as satire — the Cockroach Janta Party — drew thousands of students to a Delhi march police had banned on July 20. Authorities cut internet, barricaded roads, and fired teargas. Founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained. Yet the turnout prompted the Modi government to invite CJP leaders to meet a senior minister, simultaneously repressing and negotiating.