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"Dharmendra Pradhan Must Quit": Abhijeet Dipke As CJP, Centre Hold Talks

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Ashutosh Tripathi
"Dharmendra Pradhan Must Quit": Abhijeet Dipke As CJP, Centre Hold Talks
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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, is leading protests demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak allegations. Despite government efforts to negotiate, protesters insist that only the minister's resignation will end the movement.

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The ongoing student protests reflect significant public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of national examination integrity.

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Nothing short of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation will do, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke underlined for the umpteenth time as his outfit began talks with the Centre."If the government wants a solution to the protest, it is only the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan,"Dipke, the 30-year-old  leader, said."Hum manenge nahi na. Isteefe se kam kuch manjoor hi nahi hai (We won't back down, you know. Nothing short of a resignation is acceptable)," Dipke doubled down on his demand.When pointed out what if Sonam Wangchuk, who ended his 26-day hunger strike late on Thursday night following government assurances on his key demands, asks him to call off the protest, Dipke answered in the negative. "This movement no longer belongs solely to Abhijeet Dipke and Sonam Wangchuk; it has become a movement of the youth across the entire nation - which is why protests are taking place all over the country.

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