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June 6, 2026e-Paper
Updated – June 06, 2026 09:44 am IST
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke seen exiting the Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on June 6, 2026 | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
The founder of the satirical online “Cockroach Janta Party”, Abhijeet Dipke said he is “looking forward to meet all at Jantar Mantar”, as he landed in the capital city ahead of the planned protest. “We have to lead this movement with love and peace!” he added in a post on X.
Also read | Interpreting the ‘rise’ of the Cockroach Janta Party
Earlier this week, Mr. Dipke had announced that he would return to India from Boston on June 6 to launch a peaceful protest seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination-related lapses. Education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he would join the protest if Minister Pradhan does not step down by June 5.
Security has been heightened across the national capital in anticipation of the protest. Police officials indicated that additional personnel have been deployed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, border entry points, and other sensitive locations.
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Ahead of the protest at Jantar Mantar, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was seen at the New Delhi airport, after he arrived from the United States.
In a post on X, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said that the police has granted permission to protest at Jantar Mantar.
– Aroon Deep
What makes the CJP interesting is its popularity and connect among India’s Gen Z. Can it develop into a platform that gives voice to the grievances of India’s youth? Is it a flash in the pan? Can it make a political impact?
The Hindu speaks with the man behind the CJP phenomenon, Abhijeet Dipke. Listen below:
Abhijeet Dipke, a student of public relations in the US, woke up from uneasy dreams one morning and found himself transformed into a ‘gigantic cockroach’. He then founded the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), as a joke. But it quickly acquired a momentum of its own. In less than four days, it notched up more than 1.6 lakh members and 2 million followers on Instagram. What makes the CJP interesting is its popularity and connect among India’s Gen Z. Can it develop into a platform that gives voice to the grievances of India’s youth? Is it a flash in the pan? Can it make a political impact? We speak with the man behind the CJP phenomenon, Abhijeet Dipke.
Ahead of the planned protest at Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party’s digital outfit spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said that the outfit is hopeful that “this will be monumental day in Indian politics.”
On the first day of The Hindu Huddle 2026, held at Bengaluru, attendees expressed what they thought of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’. Listen below:
After landing in Delhi, Abhijeet Dipke is headed to Sansad Marg police station to seek permission for a protest demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation shortly.
– Aroon Deep
Latest visuals from Jantar Mantar show heightened security measures in the area.
Cockroach Janta Party’s founder Abhijeet Dipke landed in Delhi a short while ago, and took to posting on X, ahead of the planned protest.
“Looking forward to meet you all at Jantar Mantar. Do not forget to carry a book and our Tiranga!” he said.
Security was intensified across Delhi on Saturday (June 6, 2026), with police deploying additional personnel at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, border entry points, and other sensitive locations ahead of a proposed protest call by the digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), officials said.
Police teams have also been deployed at key intersections, marketplaces, and other sensitive locations to maintain law and order, they said.
Multiple layers of barricades have been put up outside the international airport precinct as part of heightened security measures, while vehicle-checking drives have been intensified at border points and on major routes leading to central Delhi, officials said.
– PTI
Ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s proposed protest in Delhi on June 6, party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s friends and acquaintances here feel the agitation called by him is for a serious cause and it should not go off track.
They also want the government to cooperate with the protesters.
Talking about Mr. Dipke’s proposed agitation, his friend Usman Shaikh from Santuk Pimpri village said he wants the protest to pass off peacefully.
‘’Although Abhijeet did not live in the village much, we used to spend time together whenever he came here during vacations. He has called for an agitation for a cause. As a friend, I expect that the agitation should go off peacefully and the government should also co-operate,” he told PTI.
Vijay Puri, sarpanch of Santuk Pimpri village and a relative of Dipke, said the agitation is undertaken for the issues that have affected the people nationwide.
– PTI
Ahead of the planned protest, Delhi police has beefed up security arrangements in an around the Jantar Mantar area in Delhi:
The Delhi Police has not received any request for permission from digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) regarding its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday (June 6, 2026), even as more than 1,000 police personnel have been deployed in New Delhi, an official said.
“We will examine their request if and when they seek permission,” a senior police officer told PTI.
Police sources said they learnt about the proposed protest primarily through social media posts and messages circulating online, and added that they have yet to receive any formal communication from the Abhijeet Dipke-led outfit.
Police said they are closely monitoring the situation and making preliminary security arrangements in view of the proposed gathering.
– PTI
Published – June 06, 2026 07:21 am IST
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