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New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday (July 4) wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking “how long will your government choose to ignore our voices, sir?” adding that his silence “stands as a tacit admission that you view the youth of this country as nothing more than pests to be ignored.” The satirical outfit is demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. 

“A hunger strike in a civil society is meant to bring moral pressure upon the powers that be. The underlying principle is simple: when someone like Sonam Wangchuk, a man who has dedicated his entire life, mind, and soul to this country and to the cause of education refuses to consume food, it is supposed to elicit a conscious response, whether moral or political, from the government of the day. Yet, you have not spoken a single word,” CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote in the open letter. 

The letter is also signed by the satirical party’s chief spokesperson Saurav Das and spokespersons Ashutosh Ranka, Vaishnavi Gaur, Aafreen Nawaz, Deepak........

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