Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, has announced plans for nationwide protests, set to commence in Mumbai on October 2. This move signals a significant escalation in the party’s political activities as it seeks to mobilize support across the country.
NEW DELHI: After a 37-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar earlier this year that ended with the resignation of then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now threatening a fresh nationwide agitation — but this time from Mumbai. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said the party would begin its nationwide protest from Mumbai on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by Saturday. “If Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by tomorrow, CJP will begin its nationwide protest from Mumbai on 2 October, and take it to cities across India. On Thursday, Dipke had said that if Kumar did not resign within 48 hours, CJP would first launch a nationwide protest and then bring the agitation to Delhi.
This Gandhi Jayanti let’s pledge to save democracy,” Dipke said in a post on X. Dipke had described the prolonged Jantar Mantar agitation as difficult but said after it ended that it was “just the beginning” for CJP. But when you continue to participate in rigged elections, you legitimise these elections and help maintain the illusion that they are free and fair,” Dipke said. Earlier reporting noted: The group said the protests would begin in Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti and subsequently be taken to cities across the country. Earlier reporting noted: “This Gandhi Jayanti let’s pledge to save democracy,” it said.
The protest will subsequently be taken to cities across the country. The agitation followed CJP’s campaign over alleged irregularities in government examinations and the NEET issue. The movement grew from a social media campaign into a sustained protest in Delhi, with thousands of supporters joining the demonstrations. The organisation is now invoking the possibility of a second Jantar Mantar-style agitation over its demands concerning the Election Commission. “Yes, elections are being rigged.