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Slut-shamed and threatened: Women CJP protesters face online abuse | BBC News India

7 August 2026

Their videos from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest lasted only a few seconds: lip-syncs, sarcastic reels and jokes filmed on the way to protests. But while thousands of young people filled social media with memes and videos mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi during one of India’s biggest anti-government protest in years, many of the women behind those posts say they have paid a heavy price for speaking out. The BBC speaks to a few such women and reviewed screenshots of abusive messages, posts and other material they shared. To protect their iden… Video by YouTube channel.

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