CJP news LIVE: CJP announces new members ahead of march on Sept 5; cops say no request yet for India Gate protest

CJP news LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and national convenor Abhijeet Dipke joked about co-convenor Saurav Das being the next in line to get beaten up after Dipke and fellow co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka were allegedly attacked in separate incidents in Rajasthan’s Jaipur.

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CJP news LIVE: The All India Students' Association (AISA) has lent support to the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed September 5 protest march in Delhi, demanding withdrawal of FIRs against students and an inquiry into alleged pellet and bullet firing during earlier demonstrations.

The issues that have prompted the youth mobilisation remain unresolved, with cases still pending against students despite the government's earlier commitment to withdraw them, AISA president Neha Bora told PTI on Wednesday.

CJP news LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) that has put the state of government schools at the centre of its ongoing campaign wrote to all state governments on Monday, seeking data on school infrastructure, teacher vacancies and funding over the last five years.

In identical letters addressed to education ministers, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said visuals from government schools circulating on social media showed that many children still lacked basic facilities such as safe drinking water, functional toilets, proper classrooms, and even benches.

"It has been 80 years since India gained Independence...No child in this country should be forced to study in such conditions. They are being treated worse than animals," Dipke wrote.

CJP news LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and national convenor Abhijeet Dipke has reportedly claimed that Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s use of the term “cockroach”, which sparked the Gen-Z movement, was aimed at the party’s co-convenor Saurav Das, whom Dipke described as an “OG Cockroach”.

In an interview with News24, Dipke claimed that CJI Kant used the term “cockroach” for Das over his reporting on the judiciary during his time as a journalist.

“The word cockroach was used for Saurav. He (Das) is an OG cockroach,” Dipke said.

CJP news LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has questioned government spending on the upkeep of Union ministers’ residences in Lutyens’ Delhi, saying the money could instead be used to improve government schools.

The remarks came after a PTI report claimed that the annual upkeep bill for Union ministers’ residences had risen from ₹27 crore in 2014-15 to a record ₹92 crore in 2025-26.

Reacting to the figures, the CJP wrote on X, “Stop fixing your lavish homes, and fix the schools! ₹92 crore = 10 new world class government schools. The money is available, the intent to use it for government schools is missing.”

CJP news LIVE: Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Gajendra Singh Patel on Tuesday alleged that "foreign forces" were spreading hatred and misleading students into protesting in an attempt to divide the country.

"After an idea was spread on social media, young people from Gen Z joined it, but this idea was supported by external elements from behind the scenes in the country," Patel told reporters here.

CJP news LIVE: The CJP has called for a peaceful protest march in Delhi on September 5, from India Gate to the Delhi Police headquarters. The group has accused the Centre of failing to fulfil the promises made to young protesters when the Jantar Mantar protest was called off last month.

One of the main issues the CJP plans to raise is the July 25 assurance regarding the withdrawal of first information reports registered against protesters.

The home departments of at least four states, including Delhi, had issued notifications stating that no action would be taken against protesters in these FIRs. However, the cases have still not been withdrawn.

CJP news LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party on Tuesday launched a nationwide legal aid platform for its supporters and volunteers, saying the initiative would assist those facing harassment or violence.

“CJP’s Legal Aid platform is now live. If you have faced harassment, intimidation, or violence while raising your voice for better education, reach out to us through our Legal Aid platform,” the organisation said in a post on X while sharing a link to the website.

The organisation said it would provide its supporters and volunteers with the “best possible legal help” and stand by them throughout the legal process.

CJP news LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday named new members to its organisational teams as the pressure group continues its nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign.

National Spokespersons

• Sudhir Sangwan
• Siddhant Bhardwaj

The party also named its joint secretaries and announced the North, East and West Coordination Committees. Check the full list here.

CJP news LIVE: The Delhi Police has begun making security arrangements ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed September 5 march, citing security and traffic concerns, even as a senior officer on Tuesday said the group is yet to seek permission for the protest.

“The department has not received any request for any march or protest from their side,” deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) Sachin Sharma told HT.

(Inputs from Jignasa Sinha)

CJP news LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced new members for its organisational teams as the pressure group continues its nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign and also prepares for a peaceful march in New Delhi next month, accusing the government of failing to fulfil the commitments it made on July 25.

In a statement issued after a key press meet, the group said on Monday that families of deceased NEET victims and alleged victims of police brutality during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalao’ march will lead the march next month.