SFI's Srijan Bhattacharya links 'Cockroach Janata Party' trend with youth discontent over NEET, unemployment
May 24, 2026
According to Bhattacharya, the trend, which gained momentum following remarks by the judiciary regarding fake credentials, is not a foreign influence operation, as some political figures have suggested, but rather a direct response to systemic governance failures, specifically citing the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and chronic unemployment.