Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), arrived in Delhi on June 6, 2026, to lead a protest at Jantar Mantar [1].
The demonstration signals a growing effort by the CJP to leverage public visibility and symbolic gestures to pressure the central government over educational administration.
Dipke arrived in the capital carrying the autobiography of B.R. Ambedkar [2]. The gesture is intended to draw attention to the party's cause as they demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan [3]. The CJP attributes the need for the minister's resignation to lapses related to examinations [3].
Security was tightened in the capital ahead of the event. Authorities deployed more than 1,000 police personnel to manage the protest at Jantar Mantar [4].
While the primary demand focuses on the education ministry, reports on the party's origins vary. Some sources link the movement to remarks made by CJI Surya Kant regarding individuals being referred to as "cockroaches" [5]. Dipke has addressed the attempts to silence the movement online.
"Can remove social media posts but not cockroaches," Dipke said [5].
He further emphasized the resilience of the group's physical presence over its digital footprint. "Can get our posts deleted, but can't erase us from space," Dipke said [6].
“Can remove social media posts but not cockroaches.”
The mobilization of the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar reflects a trend of using unconventional political branding to highlight systemic grievances. By pairing the demand for a minister's resignation with the symbolism of B.R. Ambedkar's writings, the group attempts to bridge the gap between administrative critique and broader social justice movements in India.
