MyVoice: Views of our readers 8th June 2026

A Gen-Z uprising

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) made its intentions clear on Saturday with a huge protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The protestors demanded the resignation of Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan holding him responsible for the NEET paper leaks and CBSE marking system, among several other failures. BJP supporters stormed the venue to ‘downplay’ the movement, by raising slogans, like “Delhi police lathi chalao, hum tumhaarey saath hai”. Although the Gen-Z movement is not organised or supported by student unions, it marks a first-of-its-kind protest against political corruption, economic instability and unemployment.

P R Ravinder,Hyderabad

CJP growing in stature among Gen-Z

Gen-Z protesters have taken over Jantar Mantar in Delhi, under the banner of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the immediate resignation of the Union Education Minister over the NEET paper leak and repeated CBSE fiascos. CJP has evolved into a movement that represents Gen-Z, and it is explicitly against communal politics, demanding instant action instead of the politics of postponement. The warning is stark: if this fire of anger is ignored, it will spread slowly across the country and could erupt into a nationwide youth uprising like the Gen-Z protests in Nepal. Young Indians are clear—they want jobs and control on prices, not lectures from politicians, who cling to power for life and pass on seats to their children as if that was their family property.

Ganti Venkata Sudhir,Secunderabad

A blueprint for student resistance

The Cockroach Janta Party’s Jantar Mantar protest marks a historic bottom-up shift in Indian student activism. Driven by systemic failures in our academic machinery, specifically the massive structural cracks exposed by the NEET UG paper leaks and the flawed CBSE On Screen Marking system, the country’s newest voters have effectively bypassed conventional stale political channels. By rejecting communal distractions and serving a firm seven-day ultimatum to Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Gen Z has created an unprecedented blueprint of peaceful decentralisation and relentlessly focused on systemic accountability.

Dr Vijaykumar H K, Raichur-584170

Wicked attempt by CJP

The Delhi congregation of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, is nothing but, another wicked attempt by Gen-Z to create problems for the country supposedly being carried out in a democratic way. These are apparently at the behest of disgruntled Congress and Left parties. Nobody will justify the lapses that occurred in the conduct of the NEET examination. But using it as a trigger to create unrest is nothing but a calculated move to destabilise the nation where no such wicked idea has succeeded.

K R Parvathy,Mysuru

Misguiding the country’s youth

This refers to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which held a protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday demanding the resignation of Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan within seven days. The agitation is headed by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who has been in the US for academic pursuits and arrived in India to lead the Gen-Z protest in Delhi NCR against paper leak of the NEED-UG and CBSE examinations. This is nothing but another attempt by the disgruntled political parties in the opposition to create unrest in the country, mobilising the youth akin to what had happened in Nepal and Bangladesh by the so-called Gen-Z members. The presence of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, CPI leader Annie Raja and CPI (ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, along with students from Left youth organisations indicate the long-term plans of CJP.

K V Raghuram,Wayanad

Chemical fertilizers: India’s costly addiction

This refers to the article “Indian agriculture dilemma: Imported fertilizer and costly soil health” (THI, June 7). Heavy reliance on chemical fertilizers is hurting the country’s farms twice over. In the fields, excess urea and DAP destroy soil health — depleting organic carbon, killing beneficial microbes, and causing nutrient imbalances. As yields stagnate, farmers apply more, pushing input costs up while long-term productivity falls. The second hit is the import dependence. Global price shocks, shipping disruptions, and rupee depreciation send the subsidy bill soaring. It crossed ₹2.5 lakh crore in recent years. Degraded soils force higher doses, while imports drain foreign exchange and public funds. Together, they squeeze farmers’ income, threaten food security, and burden taxpayers — a true double whammy.

N Sadhasiva Reddy,Bengaluru-560056