Pune, Jun 11 (PTI) Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday said they will release an education manifesto later in the day, coinciding with the launch of their nationwide protest over alleged exam irregularities and demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
He also responded to a purported image showing him with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it appeared to be AI-generated.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk will also participate in the peaceful protest, scheduled to start in the evening on the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus, Dipke said at a press conference here.
“We are starting our nationwide protest from today at the SSPU. The protest will be peaceful and within the framework of the Constitution. Today, we will be releasing our education manifesto,” he said.
“The manifesto focuses on preventing question paper leaks, ensuring timely declaration of examination results, improving transparency in recruitment and entrance examinations, strengthening accountability of examination authorities, and addressing issues faced by students due to delays and irregularities in the conduct of examinations,” he said.
Dipke said with the launch of a nationwide campaign from Pune, they will take the movement to various cities, including Jaipur, Lucknow, Amritsar and Bengaluru, before gathering at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 20.
“We will not return until we get the resignation of the education minister, who is responsible for jeopardising the future of more than one crore students,” he claimed.
Dipke further said they are ready to have dialogue with the government, but claimed that instead of dialogue, it was suspending CJP’s (social media) accounts.
“CJP is a big message for the country. The government cannot ignore the youth. Instead of calling us fake, try to understand the issues and problems faced by the youth in the country,” he added.
Referring to a purported photograph showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Dipke in the United States, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said someone had sent him the image.
“People are murmuring that after that meeting, Dipke came to India. I am gathering information about it. We will not jump into the fire. Political parties and organisations are capable of fighting their own battles,” Raut said.
Dipke, however, dismissed the claim and said the photograph appeared to be AI-generated.
“How can I meet the prime minister? I was just a student in the US. Everyone knows how strict the protocols are for meeting the prime minister,” he said.
He added that until about 15 days ago, he had been looking for a job in the US.
The group has gained visibility in recent weeks through social media campaigns centred on examination-related issues and has sought to position itself as a youth-led platform advocating reforms in the education sector.
It organised a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on June 6, where students and young people from different parts of the country gathered to press for accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and to seek Pradhan’s resignation. PTI SPK GK NR
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