CJP founder Abhijeet touches police officers’ feet:Seeks permission for a tent at Jantar Mantar, says protesting students need to be saved from rain

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past 20 days over the alleged NEET paper leak. On Thursday, the party’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, shared a video showing him pleading with police officers and touching their feet. Sharing the video, he wrote, “Students protesting and on hunger strike are getting soaked in the rain. I have requested permission from the police to set up tents at Jantar Mantar so they can be protected from the rain.” The CJP has been protesting at Jantar Mantar since 20 June over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in various examinations, including NEET. The party is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Meanwhile, Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike at the protest site for the past 12 days. 3 pictures of the demonstration at Jantar Mantar… Wangchuk also joined the protest, demanding the Education Minister’s resignation CJP protests in 8 cities CJP was formed after the CJI’s ‘cockroach’ remark The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was formed after Chief Justice Surya Kant, during a hearing on 15 May, remarked that some unemployed young people were like “cockroaches” who later attack the system by becoming members of the media, social media influencers or RTI activists. The following day, on 16 May, US-based Abhijit Dipke launched the CJP and created the party’s social media accounts. On 22 May, he started an online petition seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, which reportedly received support from more than 8 lakh people. As of 10 June, the CJP had 2.27 crore followers on Instagram. Although the number later fell by around 2 lakh, it still had more followers than the BJP’s 94 lakh followers and the Congress’s 1.37 crore followers. The CJP currently has 2.79 crore followers on Instagram. Abhijeet, a resident of Maharashtra, was associated with AAP Abhijeet, 30, is a digital media strategist from Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra. He studied journalism in Pune. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Relations at Boston University in the United States. ​