On October 10, the national capital — indeed, the National Capital Region — felt quite strange. A total of 245 trains scheduled to reach Delhi were cancelled. The city’s lifeline, the metro, saw more than 40 of its stations shut. Bus routes were changed. Many schools conducted online classes and some exams were cancelled. On the roads, there was unprecedented barricading.

As a result, members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) failed to make it to Jantar Mantar for their planned protest demanding chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The outfit’s workers couldn’t reach Delhi, and its leader, Abhijit Dipke, and many prominent associates were detained. The Delhi Police detained more than 7,000 people connected to the CJP. Thus stalled, the CJP has declared to carry on with its protests. There are some pertinent questions: Did Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation restore the sanctity of examinations in perpetuity? Will CEC Kumar’s resignation solve all problems? If Kumar resigns, will the CJP protestors commit to not launching any other movement? Are these young people planning to form a political party and contest elections? Or do they want to play the........

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