Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke released a video message on Sunday morning thanking supporters and critics alike for being the reason behind the satirical party’s maiden campaign achievement.
Amid the prolonged protests by CJP against NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ultimately submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
"I am able to sleep now. There is no panic and the last 37 days were very difficult…I want to thank each and every supporter of CJP across India…This was not possible without the support of you guys…Thank you all for staying at Jantar Mantar for 37 days. I appreciate what you did for the country, salute to you all," Abhijeet Dipke said in the video.
On eventually delivering CJP's promise, he said, “I would also like to thank those who doubted, criticised and questioned us. We improved and delivered."
“This is just the beginning. The Cockroach Janata Party has a long way to go. Jai Hind,” Dipke concluded.
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On Saturday, the CJP announced to withdraw its agitation after reaching an agreement with the government on key demands, including compensation for NEET victims’ families and FIR withdrawal-related issues concerning protesters. Announcing the decision after talks with Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh during apress conference, CJP National Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the discussions resulted in progress on their demands, while further talks on broader education and exam reforms will continue.
Ranka said, "We had demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of NEET victims. The government has agreed to this, stating that an honorary compensation will be given to those families under whatever rules and regulations allow. Apart from this, we also placed a five-point demand charter before the government, which talked about broader educational reforms and exam reforms."
He added, "We will meet the government again in about four weeks regarding that demand charter so that we can work together on broader reforms. If all these demands are agreeable to the government, then we would also like to withdraw the agitation."