Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said he was en route to India a day before the ‘youth pressure group’ he founded called for a peaceful sit-in protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Dipke, who is in Boston, is scheduled to land in the national capital around 8 am on Saturday, following which he and prominent activists, including Sonam Wangchuk, intend to go to the Parliament Street police station to seek the requisite permissions required for the protest.
“On my way to India…Leaving my fate in the hands of the Constitution. #JaiBhim,” Dipke said in a post on X.
Addressing its maiden press conference at the Constitution Club, a stone’s throw from Parliament on Wednesday, the group’s chief spokesperson Saurav Das said protesters “of all political shades” were welcome to join their protest on Saturday.
Led by Dipke, who was formerly associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for a short while before going to the United States to pursue a public relations course, has proposed a sit-in protest to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan this Saturday.
“Abhijeet Dipke ji will land at the airport at 8 am on June 6. He has called upon his supporters to come to the airport and receive him. All those who will be there, including Wangchuk ji, will go to the Parliament Street police station and will ask the police for permission to protest at Jantar Mantar,” Das said.
“Jantar Mantar is a designated protest site…all protesters are welcome (to join) from all parties—whether the ruling or Opposition party…should come without their respective banners because this is an issue of the youth and the youth constitute the biggest majority in this country. We invite everybody from all political shades to come and be part of this movement,” he added.
In a clearer indication that the group has added a structural dimension to its ranks after catching social media by surprise with a satirical post last month, it has urged India’s Gen Z to be part of the protest to demand accountability from the BJP-led NDA government on a slew of issues.
