CJP presses for Pradhan’s resignation at second Jantar Mantar protest
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led a second protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Despite police efforts to clear the site after a 5 p.m. deadline, protesters remained into the evening.
Why it matters
The protest highlights growing political activism and the use of social media to mobilize large-scale public demonstrations in India.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke returned to the Capital on Saturday (June 20, 2026) after demonstrations in six cities and held a second protest at Jantar Mantar, which police moved to evacuate after the permitted 5 p.m. deadline. Mr. Dipke vowed to continue the agitation until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, the key demand of the CJP, which gained over two crore social media followers in a matter of days last month.
The reporting describes the events of the protest and the actions of both the police and the protesters without taking a side.
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