Cockroach party’s Abhijeet Dipke to return to India, demand Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation

His announcement comes days after the Delhi High Court refused to order the immediate unblocking of the CJP’s X account.

 

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“For the past few days, you all have been seeing how we have been raising our voices on social media, demanding that Dharmendra Pradhan must resign – for the NEET students who died by suicide due to the paper leak, and for the wasted hard work of millions of students,” said.

“Eight lakh students have signed our petition. Crores of people have supported this demand on social media as well. And not just that, protests are also happening regarding this issue in many places across the country, such as Lucknow, Jaipur, and Maharashtra. Yet, they still do not care.”

“A joke has been made out of the lives of over 1 crore students—including 22 lakh from NEET, 17 lakh from CBSE, 16 lakh from CUET, and 40 lakh from SSC GD. Students are very anxious and worried about their future. Someone has to take responsibility for this.”

How CJP was born

Dipke rose to prominence in May after he created a social media account called ‘Cockroach Janata Party’, satirising the remarks of Chief Justice Surya Kant. The account expanded into a platform for memes and political commentary, fashioning itself as an outlet for the youth to vent their collective frustration.

In late May, based on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a directive under Section 69(A) of the IT Act to block the CJP handle on X for users in India, citing national security concerns. Dipke then moved the Delhi High Court against the blocking.

Senior BJP leaders have alleged foreign backing behind the CJP handle. In his social media post on Monday, Dipke said his family and friends have expressed concern that he could be arrested at the airport.

“My family and friends are afraid that I will be arrested right from the airport and sent to jail. But I still have hope that our country is a democracy even today, and we will get permission to protest peacefully.”

NEET paper leak

In early May, a nationwide stir followed reports of the NEET-UG paper getting leaked, prompting authorities to investigate the allegations and cancel the examination taken by more than 22 lakh MBBS aspirants. At least two students died by suicide following the cancellation.

While the test has been rescheduled to June 21, the probe into the paper leak has led to multiple arrests. The Indian Express reported an internal consensus on an institutional failure that created conditions for the leak. 

The CBI has arrested 13 people so far, including paper translators, subject experts and intermediaries accused of circulating sections of the question paper.