CJP Protest in Delhi highlights: Dipke targets PM Modi, says ‘sack Pradhan or become most incompetent PM in history’
CJP Protest in Delhi highlights: At the protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke continued demanding the removal of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying PM Narendra Modi's failure to do so would reflect poorly on his leadership.
CJP Protest in Delhi highlights: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday said its protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak will continue on Monday....Read More
Founder Abhijeet Dipke invited farmer groups to join the agitation, saying participation is expected to increase. He reiterated the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and alleged that Delhi Police personnel were collecting Aadhaar details and addresses of people donating water and bananas to protesters.
Earlier, Dipke had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that failing to remove Pradhan would make him the most incompetent Prime Minister in history.
What happened on Day 1 of protest?
The Cockroach Janta Party launched its ‘indefinite sit-in’ at Jantar Mantar, and on Sunday, the protest continued as the outfit calls for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.
The protest returned to Delhi on Saturday after the CJP held protests across various Indian cities, calling for action against the recent exam irregularities and the resignation of Pradhan. Despite police orders to vacate the site, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and supporters remained at Jantar Mantar and will continue the protest on Sunday.
Ahead of Sunday's protest, Dipke also alleged that the water supply for protestors at the public restroom had been cut off by Delhi police and security personnel as part of a bid to vacate the site.
CJP appeals to NEET students
Ahead of the NEET re-exam today, CJP's Dipke wished all candidates appearing for the competitive exam today and urged them to join the protest after the exam ends.
The NEET UG re-test will be held at 5,424 centres across India for around 22 lakh aspirants. The re-examination comes after the first exam, held on May 3, was cancelled due to a paper leak.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 10:06:17 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: The blog is closed
CJP Protest LIVE: There will be no further updates on this blog
- 21 Jun 2026, 10:03:38 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke says protests will continue on Monday
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the protest over alleged NEET paper leak and exam irregularities will continue at Jantar Mantar on Monday.
He invited farmer groups to join the demonstration, expecting larger participation.
Dipke renewed the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
He alleged Delhi Police are collecting Aadhaar and address details of people donating food and water to protesters.
Earlier, Dipke said PM Narendra Modi's failure to remove Pradhan would make him the “most incompetent Prime Minister in history”.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 09:41:12 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: System has failed us, says CJP
CJP Protest LIVE: “Over 6 students dead in 48 hours, but no response from the Government. The system has failed us. The students who died won’t return, but Govt must provide immediate financial relief to families. Dharmendra Pradhan must take accountability,” says a CJP statement.
- 21 Jun 2026, 08:01:27 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP tells police to ‘open a channel of communication’ with govt
CJP Protest LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), via X, appealed to police officials present at Jantar Mantar to facilitate formal talks with the Centre on its demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. The group said its protest would continue indefinitely until the government accepts its "singular and unconditional" demand.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 07:46:42 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Police noting aadhar card details of those distributing food items at Jantar Mantar, says Dipke
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleges Delhi police is asking for aadhar card details and address of people who are donating water and bananas at the protest site.
“What has Delhi police been reduced to by this Govt?”, posts Dipke on X.
- 21 Jun 2026, 06:00:16 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protesters vow to spend another night at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke posted on X that ‘protest will continue tonight’, reiterating that he and other protesters won't leave Jantar Mantar without Pradhan's resignation.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 05:35:40 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke seeks farmers' backing
CJP Protest LIVE: On second day of the protest, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke sought farmers' support to the youth-led agitation over alleged examination irregularities, NEET paper leak and the demand for education minister's resignation.
He said students stood by farmers in the fight for their rights and need farmers' solidarity now. (PTI)
- 21 Jun 2026, 05:16:01 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protestors to continue protest tonight, says statement
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP says they will continue to protest tonight at Jantar Mantar.
"For the second day in a row, the cockroaches will sit through the night at Jantar Mantar. We will not leave until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns. If government thinks exhaustion will end this movement, it is mistaken. This protest will only grow bigger," says a statement from CJP.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 04:58:47 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke targets PM Modi
CJP Protest LIVE: Speaking at Jantar Mantar, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not remove Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister, it would make him the most incompetent Prime Minister in history.
- 21 Jun 2026, 04:43:01 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protests likely to go beyond 5 pm today
CJP Protest LIVE: The CJP protests, led by Abhijeet Dipke, are likely to extend beyond 5 today as well. There are over 400 protesters at Jantar Mantar right now.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 04:34:40 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protest continues at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: Rifakat Ali, 35, who works in the banking sector, said he wasn’t able to join previous two protests held in Delhi due to work, but has been extending his support to the movement online.
“I wanted to join their earlier protests as well. But due to my job I was unable to. I am glad that they are continuing their protest. Today was Sunday so I can here,” said Ali who has been at the protest site since 10 am.
- Reporting by Gargi Shukla - 21 Jun 2026, 04:13:52 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Student says not leaving protest till NTA scrapped, Pradhan resigns
CJP Protest LIVE: “Our main demands—resignation of Union Education Minister and Scraping of NTA have not been fulfilled so why should we stop protesting,” Vivek Mishra, a student activist from Ambedkar University Delhi who has been protesting for more 24-hours at the Jantar Mantar protest site said. “The authorities have indirectly done things to demotivate us—water supply in the only washroom at the protest site was stopped for nearly four hours, and food at night was allowed after much request,” Mishra added.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 04:04:34 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Around 400 protestors at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: Around 400 people are still at Jantar Mantar currently, reports Gargi Shukla from the ground. It will be interesting to see if the numbers swell by evening. 'Shikhsha vyavastha theek karo' (Improve the education system) slogans being chanted at the protest site currently.
- 21 Jun 2026, 03:51:07 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protestors still at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: A good number of protestors are still at Jantar Mantar. On Saturday night, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke had said that protests will continue till Pradhan resigns. This morning, he urged parents and students to come to Jantar Mantar again today.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 03:35:32 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: A student explains why he joined the protest
CJP Protest LIVE: “We study in poverty, live in poverty for 24 hours everyday, for years at length, and after that our (exam) papers get leaked. Will I not get angry at this?” said a student Vicky Kumar at the protest site on Saturday. (AP)
- 21 Jun 2026, 02:57:56 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Wangchuk threatens hunger strike if Pradhan refuses to resign
CJP Protest LIVE: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who joined the protest, had announced that he would go on a hunger strike on June 27 if Pradhan did not step down.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 02:38:23 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: ‘Go Pradhan Go,’ chants takeover Delhi's Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: As the Cockroach Janta party continues its protest at Jantar Mantar, supporters of the outfit have continued to demand the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Since Saturday, chants of “go Pradhan go” and “Dharmendra Pradhan esteefa do” have taken over the protest site.
- 21 Jun 2026, 01:57:33 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: ‘We will not leave until he resigns,’ says CJP as protest continues on Day 2
CJP Protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party has continued its protest at Jantar Mantar for a second consecutive day. Led by Dipke, supporters and the outfit have stated that they will not leave the site until the Centre takes action.
“With thalis in hand, cockroaches remain at Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of the incompetent Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. We will not leave until he resigns,” read a statement fromthe CJP on its X page
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- 21 Jun 2026, 01:23:28 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Meme-filled posters in spotlight at CJP protest in Delhi
CJP Protest LIVE: As the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organised its second major protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday, the posters they brought also drew the spotlight, along with the key issues raised by protesters.
The demonstrators, led by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, used unserious memes to raise serious issues at the rally. Pop culture references took centre stage as people held up banners they brought. From the cult favourite ‘Gopi Vahu’ washing a laptop meme to the recently viral #Melodi, there were hardly any references that the youth-led protest missed.
A reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in May also featured in one of the posters. “Paper leak kab band hoga? (When will the paper leak stop?) Melodi Khao, Khud Jaan Jao,” one of the posters read.
- 21 Jun 2026, 01:13:37 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Protest is our democratic right, says Dipke at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke told reporters on Sunday that the protest is part of our democratic rights, as the Cockroach outfit and supporters continued their sit-in at Jantar Mantar.
Despite no police permission, the protest, which started on Saturday, continues today.
“We will sit here. If not Jantar Mantar, give us another location. Protest is our democratic right,” Dipke told reporters.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 12:13:33 PM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Wangchuk warns of ‘hunger strike’ if no action taken against Pradhan
CJP Protest LIVE: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who joined the protest on Saturday, had announced that he would go on a hunger strike on June 27 if Pradhan did not step down.
The protest at Jantar Mantar continued for a second day as the CJP called for action over the alleged repeated paper leaks and accountability from the government.
- 21 Jun 2026, 11:49:49 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke takes 'jhalmuri' dig at PM Modi
CJP Protest LIVE: On Sunday morning, day two of CJP protest Jantar Mantar, founder Abhijeet Dipke munched on jhalmuri brought by a protester at the site and took a dig at PM Modi, saying “Let's eat jhalmuri, we'll get energy like Modi”.
A video of the same was shared by CJP on Instagram.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 11:25:08 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: At Cockroach Party's protest in Delhi, a Covid-era dig at PM Modi with ‘thali and a chammach’
CJP Protest LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held its second major protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday, with supporters arriving carrying plates and spoons — a pointed evocation of PM Narendra Modi's 2020 call to bang plates “in solidarity with Covid frontline workers”, now repurposed by this satirically-named outfit as a demand for the education minister to resign.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke did not spell out the clapback to the 2020 pandemic-era appeal. In a video message released on Friday, he only said, “All the cockroaches joining tomorrow's protest at Jantar Mantar should carry a thali and a chammach with you. You know the rest of the story.”
- 21 Jun 2026, 10:54:16 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: What protestors said on day 1 of protest
CJP Protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party began its indefinite sit-in at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, as part of its bid for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
A large gathering of students and supporters gathered at the protest site over alleged examination irregularities, repeated paper leaks and demands for accountability from the government.
A judicial aspirant from Bihar, a protestor from Mumbai and a friend protesting on behalf of a NEET aspirant were among those who joined the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Saturday, as they called for accountability from the Central government.
“A friend took a drop last year for NEET exam. She prepared not just for NEET but several other paramedical courses exam. She was really happy after giving the paper in May and was hopeful. Then we heard the paper had been leaked. It’s been over a month her family and friends have been counselling her. It’s not just NEET, she has lost motivation to appear for other exam,” Hunar Jain, 18, an undergraduate student told HT. Read more here
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- 21 Jun 2026, 10:45:36 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder calls on farmers to ‘stand with students’ at Jantar Mantar
CJP Protest LIVE: On Day 2 of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest, founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for farmers to stand in solidarity with students.
“When farmers were fighting for their rights, students stood shoulder to shoulder with them. Students need the same solidarity today. Please join us at Jantar Mantar,” said Dipke in a video message.
- 21 Jun 2026, 10:31:25 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke urges more people to show up - ‘We need to seek accountability’
CJP Protest LIVE: Urging more people to show up to protest, Abhijeet Dipke said that they “need to seek accountability from the government”.
"If we leave from here, if you don't step out of your houses today, the little ray of hope that has appeared will disappear. I request everyone to drop whatever you are doing at homes, and come here. We need to seek accountability from the govt," he said.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 10:21:20 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP's ‘lavish government residence’ dig at Dharmendra Pradhan
CJP Protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party took a dig at education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday and said that he “is sleeping peacefully in his lavish government residence - 12 children have committed suicide, but it makes no difference to him.”
“But for the youth protesting against him, there isn't even water in the bathroom. Resign, Dharmendra Pradhan!” he added.
- 21 Jun 2026, 10:10:42 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke urges authorities to not cut water supply of rest rooms at protest site
CJP Protest LIVE: In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke requested authorities “not to cut off the water supply to the restrooms at the Jantar Mantar protest site.”
“Since last night there’s no water supply at the public restrooms,” he said.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 09:51:13 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: NEET UG re-exam today across India | In other news
CJP Protest LIVE: In other news, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the NEET UG re-examination today - June 21, Sunday. Around 22 lakh aspirants are set to appear for the medical entrance exam for a second time, after the first attempt was cancelled due to a paper leak.
- 21 Jun 2026, 09:38:22 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: 'Best and luck and join us' - Dipke's appeal to NEET students
CJP Protest LIVE: Ahead of the NEET UG re-exam today, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wished candidates appearing for the paper today good luck. In a message posted on social media platform X, the CJP founder further appealed NEET aspirants to join the protest after 5pm.
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- 21 Jun 2026, 09:03:32 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke requests police to not stop people
CJP Protest LIVE: Ahead of the second-day of protest at Jantar Mantar, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke requested the police and security personnel on site to not stop people from coming in.
“I request the police to not stop people from coming at Jantar Mantar. We are not doing anything wrong, we are just seeking justice for the students who committed suicide,” he wrote in a post on X.
- 21 Jun 2026, 08:37:58 AM IST
CJP Protest LIVE: Dipke to lead protest for second-consecutive day
CJP Protest LIVE: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who is currently at Jantar Mantar, is set to lead the protest for a second-consecutive day today.
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