# EP-434 | Manish Tewari on Cockroach Janta Party, NEET Protests, Police Action & Rahul Gandhi

An episode of [ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1646927006), 24 Jul 2026, 1 h 36 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fa8ad6f8/podcast/play/123254346/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-24%2Fc47208bc-36d6-e26f-54fa-78692eec297a.mp3

Manish Tewari is a senior Congress leader, lawyer and Member of Parliament from Chandigarh. He previously represented Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib in the Lok Sabha and served as Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting. He is also an author and has been active in Indian politics for over four decades. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he discusses the Cockroach Janta Party protest, the NEET controversy, police action against students, Rahul Gandhi’s protest and the Parliament deadlock. He also speaks about the Punjab Congress, the 2027 Assembly elections, Operation Sindoor, his viral interaction with PM Modi. 00:00 – Introduction 01:16 – Cockroach Janta Party 06:01 – Political Involvement 07:36 – INDIA Alliance 14:36 – PM Residence Protest 15:54 – Pradhan’s Resignation 17:43 – Parliament Washout 20:05 – Anti-Defection Law 36:18 – Interaction with PM Modi 40:28 – Journey Through Congress 43:45 – Punjab Elections 2027 45:46 – Operation Sindoor 51:32 – Father’s Assassination 56:15 – Political Entry 57:52 – Rajiv Gandhi 01:01:53 – Punjabiyat 01:05:32 – Punjab Partition 01:10:43 – Satluj Movie 01:12:26 – Accidental Prime Minister 01:14:29 – Chandigarh Connection 01:16:50 – Partition Trauma 01:20:20 – Bittu Traitor Remark 01:26:19 – Bhagwant Mann 01:31:57 – US Trade Deal 01:35:02 – Conclusion

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