The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is preparing for another round of street protests, with its founder Abhijeet Dipke announcing that “Season 2 of Jantar-Mantar” will begin soon. His remarks came after the party alleged that it faced pressure while trying to organise a volunteers’ meeting in Delhi.
CJP founder announces ‘Season 2’
Dipke referred to the student-led protests held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar last month, which focused on issues including exam paper leaks, student suicides and education reforms.
“Many people were commenting on Instagram when Season 2 of 'Jantar-Mantar' will begin. I want to tell them that Season 2 of 'Jantar-Mantar' is going to start very soon.”
The CJP had earlier said it would continue working as a pressure group following the protests.
‘No one would rent us a hall’
Dipke also alleged that the party had difficulty finding a venue for its volunteers’ meeting in Delhi. According to him, several hall owners refused to rent their premises to the party, citing “pressure from above”.
“We were scheduled to hold our volunteers' meet in Delhi today. We were looking for a hall, but no one would rent us one. Everyone kept saying there was pressure from above," Dipke told reporters.
He said the party eventually managed to book a hall and had a receipt confirming the booking. However, he alleged that the venue owners received threats on the day of the meeting.
“We had managed to secure this hall with great difficulty. We even have the receipt for it. However, the owners received threats this morning. They were told that if they allowed the CJP meeting to take place here, they would be hung upside down...”
Dipke alleges BJP pressure
Dipke blamed the BJP for the alleged pressure and claimed that the incident showed the party was concerned about the youth movement.
“All of this is being done by the BJP... Their actions and words clearly reveal that they are afraid of the country's youth... If they think such petty actions will frighten us, they are sorely mistaken...”
The allegations made by Dipke could not be independently verified.