India's farcical claims regarding its democratic credentials are being laid bare by the government's response to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), whose peaceful protests continue to gain steam, despite the government's violent attempts to suppress them.

CJP started as a satirical protest movement whose name is derived from an offensive comment about unemployed young people made by the incumbent Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant. However, the Indian state's apathy towards the........

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