'How many Pune cockroaches...': CJP to hold second protest in Maharashtra over Dharmendra Pradhan resignation
This comes after the Cockroach party had warned its protests would continue across multiple states if Dharmendra Pradhan did not resign
This comes after the Cockroach party had warned its protests would continue across multiple states if Dharmendra Pradhan did not resign.
This comes after the Cockroach party had warned its protests would continue across multiple states if Dharmendra Pradhan did not resign.
This comes after the Cockroach party had warned its protests would continue across multiple states if Dharmendra Pradhan did not resign.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday announced a second protest against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak case.
The peaceful protest, which is scheduled to take place at Pune's Savitribai Phule Pune University at 4 PM on June 11, comes after the satirical outfit had warned that its protests would continue if Pradhan did not resign.
"How many Pune cockroaches will join?" the CJP wrote in an X post announcing the protest, calling the region Maharashtra's "educational capital".
"Hail Maharashtra!" read an X post from CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who led the first protest at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi right after flying in from Boston on June 6.
That first protest saw hundreds of mostly young Indians gathered at the Jantar Mantar, some of whom brought placards and cockroach masks.
The protests, which have been denounced by the ruling government, have grown out of frustration over a string of issues—primarily including the NEET paper leak case, which led to the exam being re-scheduled for June 21.
Other issues that piled up the anger include the backlash against the CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, and issues with the CUET-UG and SSC exams in some places.
“Some foreign powers are trying to create unrest in India and some political parties here have also become a part of these anti-India conspiracies,” BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh had said in response to the CJP protest, adding that it was misleading India's youth.
However, political observers have noted that the CJP agitation appears to have steered clear from appearing to be an anti-government campaign, as it has chosen to focus on a specific issue like education, giving it more objectivity.