On 20th July 2026, thousands gathered in Delhi for the Sanad Chalo March, from Jantar Mantar to the Parliament. Led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the march came after a month of peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar to demand accountability and justice from the government after several flaws in the education system, including several paper leaks and marking discrepancies leading to over 20 student suicides.
The protest drew students, parents, teachers, lawyers, activists, academics, and first-time demonstrators from across the country, united less by politics and more by a shared belief that democracy demands acknowledgement, accountability, and answerability.
Their key demand is the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Education of India.
Here is a series of images in an attempt to capture the energy, emotion, and resolve of a generation that refuses to accept silence instead of transparency from the government.
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Sucheta Chaurasia is a researcher and journalist with The Secularist. Previously, she has worked with print and digital news platforms in India and the UK, telling multimedia stories of human interests, community journalism, climate change, and socio-cultural politics.
