Abhijeet Dipke’s Cockroach Janta Party has moved beyond viral posts and airport welcomes. Its Jantar Mantar protest put exam leaks, student distrust and the demand for accountability back at the centre of youth politics
What began as a satirical online response to remarks attributed to the Chief Justice of India spilled onto the streets of the capital on June 6, as Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke led a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and recurring paper leaks.
The demonstration marked the first major offline mobilisation by a movement that had spent weeks building momentum on social media.
The demonstration marked the first major offline mobilisation by a movement that had spent weeks building momentum on social media.