Surya Kant
Coverage of Surya Kant in the Nexus archive.
- India’s Cockroach Party supporters bang plates to call for education minister’s resignation
India’s Cockroach Janta Party supporters protested by banging plates to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks. The protest followed a leaked medical entrance exam on Telegram, which led to the exam's postponement and a temporary Telegram ban in India.
- Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, BCI on plea for advocates’ registry, social media code
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Centre and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to respond to a plea seeking a national registry for advocates and a social media code. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana described the proposals as 'innovative' but noted that establishing a comprehensive national database would require collaboration with law universities.
- India’s viral Cockroach Party launches nationwide youth protests
India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched nationwide youth protests demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam irregularities and paper leaks. The movement, sparked by Supreme Court judge Surya Kant's 'cockroach' remark about unemployed youth, uses humor and satire to address unemployment, rising costs, and government accountability.
- Why tens of thousands of young Indians are calling themselves cockroaches
Young Indians are protesting unemployment and government corruption through a satirical 'Cockroach Janta Party' movement, inspired by a Supreme Court comment comparing some youth to 'cockroaches.' The protest, involving cockroach masks and social media campaigns, targets high youth unemployment rates and failures in education and governance.
- Considerable emphasis put on developing Swadeshi jurisprudence: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasizes developing Swadeshi jurisprudence aligned with India's constitutional values and social conditions. Efforts are underway to establish an indigenous AI ecosystem for the judiciary.
- CJI’s ‘cockroaches’ comment & clarification: Oral remarks and institutional limits
Chief Justice Surya Kant made a 'cockroaches' remark from the bench on May 15, prompting a clarification. The incident resurfaced a debate about whether the Constitution regulates casual judicial speech, with the Supreme Court emphasizing that public should distinguish between oral remarks and formal judicial opinions.
- India's 'Cockroach Party' chief flies to New Delhi for protest
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of India's satirical Cockroach People’s Party (CJP), is returning to New Delhi to lead a peaceful protest against the education minister. The parody party, created in response to a chief justice's remarks calling government critics 'cockroaches,' has gained over 22 million Instagram followers and seeks Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over examination irregularities.
- The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate
India's Chief Justice Surya Kant sparked controversy by comparing unemployed youth to 'cockroaches,' but the remark led to an unexpected viral movement with 15 million Instagram followers and a cockroach-themed mobile phone logo, surpassing the influence of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.