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Events

30 events, newest first. Open any event to see who was involved and what it led to.

October 2026

  1. France to deploy troops to support police before 24 October protestsSoldiers will free up police for crowd control as a new day of protest is called.
  2. Macron tours the Gulf as critics question the timingThe president left on a three-day tour to secure fuel supplies while curfews were in force at home.
  3. Curfews imposed in Paris, Lyon and other citiesParts of Paris and Lyon went under overnight curfew; more than 2,500 people were in custody.
  4. India Against Corruption seeks probe into CJP fundingIAC president Hemant Patil said the movement's finances need "closer scrutiny". He cited no evidence.
  5. Paris synagogue broken into and Jewish-owned shops burned in Marseille during riotsPrayer books were scattered and Torah scrolls left unharmed; the SPCJ found no evidence Jewish sites were deliberately targeted.
  6. Viral video of Palestinian flag atop Eiffel Tower during riots is fakeFact-checkers found the clip was almost certainly AI-generated; no outlet reported any such event.
  7. Half a million join youth-led cost-of-living protests across FranceStudents, unions and yellow-vest groups marched over living costs and fuel prices; dozens were detained in Paris.
  8. Minister alleges Karnataka funds CJP; Congress leader says members will contributeKumaraswamy alleged state funding, a Karnataka minister denied it, and the state Congress chief pledged members' support.
  9. Limoges town hall set on fire during riotsThe 19th-century building was "largely lost" to fire; a suspect on a security watchlist was later held.
  10. Protesters break into Marseille town hallProtesters rammed the door with security barriers before police intervened.
  11. Dipke detained a third time as police block Delhi rallyPolice took the founder into preventive detention before a rally for two jailed leaders; he was released the next day.
  12. Mary Millben claims George Soros funds India protests, without evidenceThe American singer named Soros in a video; she offered no evidence. Dipke disputed her claims.
  13. Intelligence agencies examine possible foreign interference in CJP protestsOver 4,000 posts and 500 accounts abroad are under review. No finding has been reported.
  14. CJP leaders detained again after entering Jantar MantarAbout 20 volunteers, including three leaders, were detained a day after the site was closed to protests.
  15. Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest siteAs thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
  16. CJP leaders detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protestPolice detained the movement's leaders on arrival as Delhi was locked down to stop a rally against the election chief.

August 2026

  1. Cockroach Janta Party elects national leadershipDipke became National Convenor, with Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka as Co-Conveners.
  2. RSS leader calls Jantar Mantar student protest 'anti-national'At an ABVP meeting, Atul Limaye said the protest was taken over by "the wrong people". Dipke hit back.
  3. Police allege Pakistan-handled suspect planned to disrupt Jantar Mantar protestWest Bengal police say a man they arrested planned to enter the student protest dressed as a police officer. The claim is untested in court.

July 2026

  1. Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education MinisterThe minister resigned after weeks of student protests over the NEET paper leak.
  2. Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike after talks with governmentTwo Union ministers met the movement, and the hunger strike ended on agreed conditions.
  3. Banned SFJ head Pannun claims he will fund CJP protestsIn an unverified video, the Khalistan separatist leader offered US$1 million on conditions. No transfer has been reported.
  4. Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar; march to Parliament meets tear gasPolice removed Wangchuk on a court order, then clashed with a "Sansad Chalo" march toward Parliament.

June 2026

  1. Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Jantar MantarThe Ladakh activist joined the students with an indefinite hunger strike.
  2. Students begin indefinite Jantar Mantar protest over NEET paper leakThe Cockroach Janta Party began an indefinite sit-in demanding the Education Minister's resignation.
  3. RJD MP Manoj Jha denies funding the Cockroach Janta PartyA venue letter he wrote for a CJP press conference went viral; he and the CJP say there is no funding link.

May 2026

  1. Cockroach Janta Party launched onlineActivist Abhijeet Dipke launched a satirical youth movement that drew a huge following within a week.
  2. Activists hang Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower for Nakba DayExtinction Rebellion activists draped a large flag from the first floor; six were arrested.

January 2025

  1. Tribunal upholds Sikhs for Justice ban, citing ISI collaborationAn Indian tribunal confirmed the government's case that SFJ worked with Pakistan's ISI. SFJ disputes such claims.

December 2020

  1. NIA charges Pannun and 15 other Sikhs for Justice membersIndia's counter-terror agency charged SFJ members over the 'Referendum 2020' secessionist campaign.