CJP Amritsar Protest Highlights: PM Modi must choose between students and an ‘incompetent’ minister, says Dipke

"We will all go to Delhi on June 20 and camp there till the time Dharmendra Pradhan resigns. Do not be afraid to go to jail. When I returned to India from the US, I too thought that I would be put behind bars.

"The main objective is to provide justice to NEET and CBSE students. Accountability must be fixed. Paper leaks can't go on," Dipke told the gathering. (PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to choose whether students are more important to him or an "incompetent" and "failed" minister, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Saturday at a protest in Amritsar as part of its nationwide campaign seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

Students and youth assembled in large numbers at the Golden Gate, the entry point to the city, to join the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) demonstration against alleged examination irregularities, pressing for Pradhan's resignation. (PTI)

The CJP mixes self-deprecating humour with political criticism. Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views. Many parody CJP accounts have also adopted the cockroach as a satirical political symbol. (AP)

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke told supporters that Thursday's protest marked the beginning of a wider nationwide campaign. The political communications strategist and Boston University student said the party plans to organise similar demonstrations in other cities across the country. He also warned that supporters would return to New Delhi later this month if the education minister does not resign.

CJP in a post on X, said, “Cockroaches, are you ready to send a strong message to Dharmendra Pradhan? We will assemble for a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of the Education Minister at Amritsar Gate today at 4 PM.”