Dipke says ‘Jantar Mantar Season 2’ coming soon:Claims CJP could not get venue for Delhi meeting due to ‘pressure from above’

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) is set to launch another protest soon, with founder Abhijeet Dipke calling it ‘Jantar Mantar Season 2’. The announcement came weeks after the party ended its 37-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and acceptance of its key demands. Speaking at a public meeting on Wednesday, Dipke said several people had been asking on Instagram when the second phase of the protest would begin. “Jantar Mantar Season 2 is going to start very soon,” he said. Dipke alleges pressure over Delhi meeting venue Dipke also alleged that CJP faced pressure while trying to organise a meeting of its volunteers in Delhi. According to him, several hall owners refused to rent out venues, citing “pressure from above”. He claimed the party eventually managed to arrange a hall, but alleged that its owners were threatened on the morning of the meeting. Dipke alleged that the venue owners were warned that they would be “hung upside down” if they allowed the CJP meeting to take place. CJP founder accuses BJP of threats Dipke alleged that the BJP was behind the threats and said such actions would not force the party to withdraw from its campaign. “This is being done by the BJP. Their actions and statements clearly show that they are afraid of the country’s youth,” he said. Dipke added that the party would not be intimidated by what he described as “petty tactics”. CJP announces nationwide ‘Listening Tour’ CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said the proposed ‘Jantar Mantar Season 2’ was already underway in the form of protests across the country against governments and officials. Das announced that CJP would soon begin a nationwide ‘Listening Tour’ to hear people’s concerns. He said the party would also launch a campaign and make education-related issues a priority from Independence Day. How the Cockroach Janata Party was formed The CJP emerged on social media on May 16, when Dipke launched a page and Instagram account under the name Cockroach Janata Party. A website and a Google Form were subsequently created to allow people to join the platform. The party listed four tongue-in-cheek eligibility criteria for members: “Unemployed, Lazy, Chronically Online, Ability to Rant Professionally.” The accounts gained followers rapidly between May 17 and 20 but were shut down on May 21. A second account named ‘Cockroach Is Back’ was created the same day. On May 22, the party began demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. An online petition launched on May 24 reportedly received registrations from around 10 lakh people supporting the demand. CJP not registered with Election Commission The Cockroach Janata Party is not a formally registered political party with the Election Commission of India. The party’s website describes it satirically as a non-registered political party under the “Cockroach Act” of the fictional “No Election Commission of Cockroachistan”. Dipke, 30, is the founder of CJP and led the party’s 37-day protest at Jantar Mantar, which ended on July 25. ​