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CJP protest in Delhi highlights: Team Dipke says will spend night at Jantar Mantar despite no nod for protest
CJP protest in Delhi highlights: Abhijeet Dipke issued an appeal to parents to reach Jantar Mantar by 6pm and seek Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as education minister. However, he later said that cops were “not taking his calls” seeking to extend the protest.
- 1:52 AM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke urges people to joint Jantar Mantar stir at 9am on Sunday
- 12:31 AM IST, June 20CJP reaffirms that they aren't leaving
- 12:17 AM IST, June 20Protestors still at Jantar Mantar
- 11:20 PM IST, June 20Dipke sends message for NEET takers tomorrow
- 9:57 PM IST, June 20Team Dipke says will spend night at Jantar Mantar
- 9:12 PM IST, June 20‘Water allowed, light is on,’ says team Dipke after citing disruptions
- 9:10 PM IST, June 20Lighting switched off at Jantar Mantar protest site, alleges CJP
- 8:38 PM IST, June 20'Violation of human rights', says team Dipke after cops warn on continuing protest
- 8:18 PM IST, June 20Dipke appeals cops to allow them to get water
- 7:55 PM IST, June 20Massive security deployment at rally, CJP shares clip
- 7:31 PM IST, June 20Police denies permission to continue CJP protest, Dipke says won't move
- 7:22 PM IST, June 20Cops hold up warning sign at Jantar Mantar rally
- 7:15 PM IST, June 20What Abhijeet Dipke said in appeal before protest
- 6:25 PM IST, June 20‘We will force cops to listen to - Go Pradhan Go’, says team Dipke
- 6:09 PM IST, June 20'Cops have denied our request to extend our peaceful protest', says CJP
- 6:05 PM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke calls for ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’
- 5:59 PM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke says ‘police about to arrest me’
- 5:54 PM IST, June 20Team Dipke refuses to leave the stage
- 5:47 PM IST, June 20'May have to remove protesters by force if they don't leave', senior cop tells HT
- 5:43 PM IST, June 20Thali-chammach banging continues despite “illegal” tag to protest
- 5:41 PM IST, June 20Protest site vacated, Abhijeet Dipke still present
- 5:29 PM IST, June 20Security officials term Dipke's protest illegal after 5pm
- 5:27 PM IST, June 20Jantar Mantar protest site being vacated ahead of Dipke's 6pm call
- 5:21 PM IST, June 20Heavy security at Jantar Mantar entry
- 5:08 PM IST, June 20Cops not taking calls, says Abhijeet Dipke on extending protest permission
- 4:51 PM IST, June 20Dipke seeks to extend police permission for protest
- 4:33 PM IST, June 20‘Won’t leave Jantar Mantar until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns,' says Dipke
- 4:31 PM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke appeals parents, youth to arrive by 6pm
- 4:20 PM IST, June 20“Go Pradhan Go” shouted during Dipke's rally, watch:
- 4:15 PM IST, June 20Protester from Mumbai joins Dipke's rally
- 4:02 PM IST, June 20Rahul Gandhi extends wishes to NEET aspirants ahead of re-exam
- 3:54 PM IST, June 20'Technical errors being used as shield by NTA,' says protester
- 3:41 PM IST, June 20Taxpayer money going in re-NEET paper airlift, says protestor
- 3:37 PM IST, June 20Student narrates friend's ordeal after NEET cancellation
- 3:25 PM IST, June 20Bigger turnout than last rally Abhijeet Dipke led in Delhi
- 3:18 PM IST, June 20'Dharmendra Pradhan must resign' posters held up at Jantar Mantar
- 3:12 PM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke's Covid and ‘vibrations’ dig at thali chammach protest
- 2:53 PM IST, June 20Dipke addressed crowd, Sonam Wangchuk to join protest
- 2:46 PM IST, June 20‘Thousand voices one demand,’ says CJP
- 2:42 PM IST, June 20Actor Sudhir Sangwan joins Jantar Mantar protest
- 2:40 PM IST, June 20Cops detain person dressed in police uniform
- 2:30 PM IST, June 20Protestors chant ‘go Pradhan go’ while banging plates and spoons
- 2:21 PM IST, June 20People carrying plates, spoons after Dipke's call
- 2:18 PM IST, June 20Dipke arrives at Jantar Mantar
- 1:38 PM IST, June 20People raise slogans as Dipke to arrive at venue shortly
- 1:34 PM IST, June 20Jantar Mantar seemingly sees better turnout than previous CJP protest visibly
- 1:00 PM IST, June 20Protestors hoist flags as Vande Mataram played at protest venue
- 12:29 PM IST, June 20CJP shares video of large crowd at Delhi protest, seeks Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
- 12:11 PM IST, June 20CJP shares visuals before agitation, says Jantar Mantar ‘gearing up’
- 11:50 AM IST, June 20Second Jantar Mantar protest to begin at 1 pm
- 11:22 AM IST, June 20Dipke slams PM Modi for 'not reaching out' to students
- 11:02 AM IST, June 20Heavy security in place in Delhi
- 10:38 AM IST, June 20CJP founder Dipke's open letter to PM Modi
- 10:20 AM IST, June 20A Covid-era dig at PM Modi ahead of CJP protest
- 10:08 AM IST, June 20Abhijeet Dipke's ‘Chalo Dilli’ call ahead of CJP protest
- 10:02 AM IST, June 20Sonam Wangchuk to attend CJP protest
- 9:51 AM IST, June 20When will CJP protest at Jantar Mantar begin today?
- 9:37 AM IST, June 20‘Banning app for exam is like closing potholed road’, Dipke on Telegram ban
- 9:26 AM IST, June 20Cockroach Janta Party rules out electoral entry
- 9:18 AM IST, June 20‘Money for MPs, not for students’: Dipke on Sena-UBT crisis
- 9:13 AM IST, June 20Cockroach Party's ‘exam manifesto’ amid nationwide protests
- 9:08 AM IST, June 20What is Cockroach Janta Party?
- 8:59 AM IST, June 20Dipke writes to PM Modi, demands Pradhan's ouster
- 8:54 AM IST, June 20Security tightened in Delhi ahead of protest
- 8:47 AM IST, June 20Cockroach Janta Party's second Jantar Mantar protest today
CJP protest in Delhi highlights: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s second major protest at Jantar Mantar was declared “illegal” by security officials are the 5pm deadline allotted for it ended and founder Abhijeet Dipke still remained on site. Protesters were made to vacate the site despite the founder's appeal to the youth and parents to arrive by 6pm and seek education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation....Read More
The protest began at 1 pm in Jantar Mantar and saw participation from students from Delhi and nearby states.
CJP Delhi protest: Supporters asked to bring plates, spoons
Ahead of the demonstration, CJP's Abhijeet Dipke on Friday called on supporters to carry a 'thali' (plate) and a 'chamach' (spoon), drawing comparisons with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic to bang utensils.
"All the cockroaches joining tomorrow's protest at Jantar Mantar should carry a thali and a chamach with you. You know the rest of the story," Dipke said in a video posted by the organisation on social media.
The call to bring plates and spoons was seen as a reference to Modi's appeal in March 2020, when people were asked to clap and bang utensils from their balconies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dipke's letter to PM Modi
He also wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, raising concerns over what he called a worsening situation faced by students and seeking accountability from the government.
In the letter, Dipke asked the Centre to grant compensation of ₹1 crore to the families of students who died by suicide amid controversies linked to examinations. He said that 11 students died by suicide in recent weeks.
"I am writing to you today with a heavy heart, to bring your urgent attention to an escalating crisis that threatens the very future of our nation - the lives and mental well-being of our young students," Dipke said in the letter.
He also pressed for the dismissal of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying accountability must be fixed.
"The Cockroach Janta Party has been demanding the resignation of the education minister for the past month and has been protesting across the country for our demands. All that we students want is to see some accountability for the loss of lives," he said.
