'May get arrested, but coming to India to protest as right': CJP founder Dipke

Key Takeaways

• CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke “Meet me at the airport.” That's the call to supporters from 30‑year‑old Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who says he will return from the US on June 6, "fully aware I may be arrested as soon as I land".Dipke told TOI his purpose "is to lead a peaceful, constitution‑bound protest demanding the immediate resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination failures".From the airport, Dipke intends to walk to Parliament Street police station to formally request permission for a demonstration to the end point at Jantar Mantar.
• The protest, he says, will remain non-violent and constitutional.“I am pretty confident there will be consequences upon my return, (but) I am also sure about coming back," Dipke said from the US.But he remains optimistic too.
• “There are many people who have extended their support and said they will join the peaceful protest.
• I am coming back to exercise my fundamental right given to me by the Constitution of India,” he added.The protest comes amid several examination controversies, including the NEET paper leak row and concerns surrounding recruitment and entrance examinations such as CUET, CBSE and SSC GD that Dipke says have “upended the future of more than 10 million students”.Dipke said the issue goes beyond any single examination.
• “The longer plan is to fix accountability within the govt,” he said.Asked whether concerns about his family or threats he's received worried him, Dipke replied in the negative.