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June 7, 2026e-Paper
Updated – June 07, 2026 10:50 am IST – New Delhi
Founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, talking with officers upon his arrival at T3 Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on June 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
The Delhi Police decided to allow the protest called by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), an online youth group, to pacify the youth’s anxiety over the recent NEET-UG paper leak and glitches in examinations organised by the Central government and bodies under it, government sources said.
Also Read: Cockroach Janta Party protest updates
On arrival from the United States on Saturday (June 6, 2026) morning, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the CJP, was taken to a room at the Delhi airport, where the police asked him to apply for permission to protest at Jantar Mantar and sign an undertaking, sources said.
Within minutes, officers granted the permission letter at the airport after obtaining his signature, even though the CJP’s legal team had prepared a separate set of documents and was ready to submit an application at the Parliament Street police station, where Mr. Dipke was to accompany them. As of late on Friday (June 5, 2026), the CJP had not applied for any such permission.
At 9.02 a.m. on Saturday (June 6, 2026), Saurav Das, spokesperson of the CJP, posted on X: “Permission for the Cockroach Protest #CJPProtest Secured from Authorities. Everyone, Proceed straight to Jantar Mantar. Do NOT go to Parliament Street. Please come directly to Jantar Mantar. Dharmendra Pradhan, isteefa do!” After analysing the chatter on social media and getting a sense of the situation on the ground, it was felt that refusing permission may have led to some protesters storming the venue or the police station, and the confrontation would have further fuelled the anger among the youth, government sources said.
Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist from Ladakh who had pledged support to the CJP, took a flight from Leh on Saturday (June 6, 2026) and reached Jantar Mantar straight from the airport. Mr. Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) after the September 24, 2025, violence in Leh city, which killed four people, was neither stopped in Leh nor on arrival at the Delhi airport.
When asked why the police chose to grant permission to the CJP, a member said, “Maybe they feared a repeat of the situation in Bangladesh and Nepal where it was difficult to control the anger of Gen Z. They must have thought it was better to allow the protest than to curtail it somehow.”
The Delhi Police had meticulously planned security arrangements for the protest. A mobile command and control room was stationed at the venue. Policemen with body cameras and orange vests that had “Photographer-New Delhi District, Delhi Police” written on them, were active at the protest site. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) camera operated by the police swept the area at regular intervals, relaying live visuals to the command centre where another team monitored the activities on the ground. Several plainclothes police personnel moved among the crowd.
Mr. Das told The Hindu that the organisers were grateful to the Delhi Police for handling the situation in a fair manner. “Some right-wing groups tried to create problems at the venue, but they were detained by the police and taken away. Social media was filled with negative comments, and we really thank the Delhi Police for their cooperation,” he said.
Around 1,500- 2,000 people from all walks of life, particularly students, gathered at Jantar Mantar to show support to the movement and demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The organisation, which started as a satirical response on May 16 in response to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s oral observations, has been a sensation on Instagram with more than 20 million followers.
Published – June 06, 2026 11:16 pm IST
politics / Cockroach Janta Party
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