{
  "id": 19522240,
  "title": "Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Says Govt Has Learnt How To Handle Cockroach Janata Party, Calls 2029 A Challenge For CJP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-says-govt-has-learnt-how-to-handle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T16:14:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-says-govt-has-learnt-how-to-handle-cockroach-janata-party-calls-2029-a-challenge-for-cjp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently commented on the Janata Party (CJP), a youth-led protest movement that initially posed a challenge for the government. Fadnavis admitted that while they were initially unsure how to handle the non-traditional political entity, they have since learned how to manage it effectively. The CJP, which originated as a satirical online movement in May 2021 following controversial remarks about unemployed youth, has since expanded its influence to include issues such as unemployment, examination irregularities, and poor school infrastructure.\n\nCJP's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, led a successful school infrastructure campaign in Maharashtra, known as the 'School Thik Karo' initiative, which addressed the poor condition of government schools. The movement even extended its efforts to tribal areas in Gadchiroli with the 'Adivasi School Thik Karo' campaign.\n\nHowever, Fadnavis cautioned that the CJP's participation in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections could present a significant challenge for the group. He stated that it is uncertain whether the CJP will engage in electoral politics in 2029 and emphasized that it would be a major hurdle for them in that regard.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which has emerged as a youth-led protest movement, may find the road ahead tougher, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis admitting that while the government initially did not know how to deal with the outfit, it has now learnt how to handle it. “CJP was not like other traditional political parties. It was a new organisation, so initially we did not know…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}