Hundreds of people gathered on June 6 in New Delhi, India, after police authorized the first in-person protest of the "Cockroach Janta Party" online youth group at the Jantar Mantar demonstration site, demanding the education minister resign amid recent scandals linked to school exams, Hindustan Times reported on June 7. The group and its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, subsequently announced a June 11 protest at Maharashtra state's Savitribai Phule Pune University and threatened nationwide protests should the education minister not resign within the week.

The Cockroach Janta Party quickly garnered millions of followers on social media following its creation in mid-May, and the June 6 protest was the group's first attempt to translate its online momentum into a popular street protest movement. While the protest focused on demanding the education minister's resignation, the group's online popularity has also been fueled by broader youth grievances, particularly those linked to economic anxieties. The group's name refers to recent comments by India's chief justice comparing some unemployed youths to cockroaches.