After Delhi, Cockroach party to swarm Pune with anti-Dharmendra Pradhan protest
Aafter drawing national attention with its protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the Cockroach Janta Party is now set to take its agitation to
Aafter drawing national attention with its protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the Cockroach Janta Party is now set to take its agitation to Pune on June 11. The party has announced a peaceful protest on the campus of Savitribai Phule Pune University at 4 pm on June 11, seeking the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET paper leak and alleged irregularities in the CBSE examination process. Read Full Story The announcement comes two days after the party, which originated as a satirical protest movement against the establishment, warned that it would take its agitation nationwide if Pradhan does not step down.
“We are giving the government seven days. Either Dharmendra Pradhan should resign respectfully, or Prime Minister Narendra Modi should sack him. If his resignation does not come within seven days, this movement will spread across the country,” the party said on June 6. Earlier in the day, party founder Abhijeet Dipke had urged Pradhan to resign by 5 pm, after which organisers announced a seven-day deadline for action by the minister or the government. Scores of students, parents, and young professionals had gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturdat for the first major on-ground mobilisation of the CJP, turning a satirical online movement into a street protest over alleged examination irregularities and recruitment issues, and demanding the resignation of Pradhan.
Wearing cockroach masks and carrying books, flowers, and the national flag, protesters had assembled under tight security in the heart of the capital. Dipke had accused the government of ignoring student concerns while suppressing dissent online. The demonstration, which drew participants from multiple states, came after weeks of growing online mobilisation over alleged irregularities in exams including NEET, CBSE, CUET, and SSC recruitment tests. The protest marked a key moment for CJP, which began as a satirical online movement and quickly expanded into a youth-led nationwide campaign. Originally launched as a satirical response to remarks made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, the movement has since broadened its focus to issues such as examinations, recruitment processes, unemployment, and accountability.
Saturday’s gathering was its first major attempt to convert online momentum into a physical presence on the streets. Ends
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