Cockroach Janta Party Protest: CJP founder Abhijeet Deepke said at Jantar Mantar, "Youth are no longer afraid of the politics of fear"

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 7, 2026

Amrit Thoughts: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Deepke, while addressing the protest organized at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, said that the youth of this country are no longer afraid of the politics of fear. He said, “My mother cried a lot while going to America. But now, when I was returning from America to my home in India, I was crying even more. With the fear that I would be put in jail upon returning home. This fear is not of my mother alone, but of the mother of every student and youth of the country who speaks against the government. How long will we live in fear. Tell them that now we are not afraid of their politics of fear. Are.”

CJP founder Abhijit Deepke criticized the government, saying the focus was on the social media activities of the organization instead of meeting their demands. The CJP’s demands include the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.

Founder of this online organization Abhijeet Deepke joined the protest on Saturday amid heavy security arrangements in Delhi. Addressing the protesters, Abhijeet said, “My friends, this is a long struggle. It has been a month since the demand for Pradhan’s resignation started on social media but instead of taking action, these people are busy in other work. Hacking our accounts and getting our posts deleted. You can delete our posts, but you cannot erase us from this place.

compromised due to fear of jail

The CJP founder claimed that many people have compromised and ‘sold themselves’ due to the fear of going to jail. Amid loud applause from the crowd, he said, “But the students and youth of this country have not been sold.” Hundreds of people, mostly youth, participated in the protest. Many of these people were seen wearing cockroach masks and holding flowers in their hands.

Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk arrives at CJP’s protest demonstration organized at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

Sonam Wanguchak’s support

Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has supported the protest. He said that if Deepke was arrested he would fast for six weeks. On Saturday he joined the protest at Jantar Mantar. Through this protest, CJP is demanding accountability for alleged irregularities in various examinations and recruitment tests including National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

Abhijeet’s health deteriorated

Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Deepke’s health deteriorated during the protest. First he was taken behind the stage, later he was taken out of the car. In the scorching heat, a crowd of thousands of supporters has gathered at Jantar Mantar. The youth, suffering from the heat, are standing firm in protest. However, permission was given to demonstrate at Jantar Mantar only till 5 pm. The performance is now over.

one week ultimatum

CJP remained adamant on the demand for resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and has given an ultimatum of one week. In case there is no resignation within a week, the organization will decide the future strategy.

Left organizations also supported

Left organizations also supported the protest organized on the issue of paper leak. CPIMAL Liberation
General secretary Dipank Bhattacharya joined the protest along with party leaders. Apart from this, supporters and workers of other left organizations were also seen in the demonstration.