Dharmendra Pradhan out, E20 Janta Party now makes waves on the internet
A new satirical social media movement called the 'E20 Janta Party' has emerged in India, targeting the government's ethanol-blended petrol initiative. This follows a similar successful protest movement that pressured a government minister to resign.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing power of social media-driven satire in shaping political discourse and holding government officials accountable in India.
Even as the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP) wave is yet to settle, another similar satirical social media outfit has emerged — the 'E20 Janta Party’ - seemingly targeting Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari over the Ethanol-blended petrol initiative linked to him that has drawn mixed reactions in the country.Delhi's Jantar Mantar became the national talk amid the youth-led CJP protest over the last few days with the ‘party’, that emerged as a social media-led satirical outfit floated by a Boston University graduate named Abhijeet Dipke and turned into a mega movement, forcing education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign from the post over exam irregularities.With curtains drawing on the massive CJP protest, social media pages of ‘E20 Janta Party’ are getting noticed and followed by many, despite the identity of its founder not being known yet.E20 fuel is a blend of 20 per cent ethanol and 80 per cent petrol, promoted…
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