New Delhi:
“He has done a tremendous job at such a young age,” said Anita Dipke, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s mother, reacting to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following a massive students’ protest.
Abhijeet Dipke’s CJP, founded on Instagram as a satirical group, spearheaded a protest against the government over NEET paper leaks. They braved heat, rain, humidity and police crackdowns but remained steadfast in their main demand — accountability from the government and Pradhan’s resignation.
The BJP-led central government took some tough measures, including transferring the education secretary and sacking 47 National Testing Agency employees over the paper leak. However, the protesting students remained adamant on Pradhan’s resignation. On Saturday afternoon, the government and Pradhan relented.
The past five weeks, when Dipke led the protest, weren’t easy for his parents.
Anita Dipke told ANI that she couldn’t sleep or eat properly because she was worried about her son.
“I am very happy…I feel very proud…I was scared at times because he was beaten. I kept worrying about what might happen to him… They slapped him. I felt terrible. I couldn’t sleep. I stayed awake until three or four o’clock in the morning. I couldn’t eat either. Both of us lost our appetite and couldn’t sleep. Since June 7, we haven’t felt like doing anything at home,” she said.
#WATCH | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra | Anita Dipke, mother of Cockroach Janta Party’s Founding President Abhijeet Dipke, says, “I am very happy…I feel very proud…I was scared at times because he was beaten. I kept worrying about what might happen to him… They… https://t.co/1f64Ic1Edl pic.twitter.com/aJqG8l3Kdh
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2026
However, now that he has achieved what he had set out to do, she is happy and proud.
“He has done a tremendous job…He’s still very young, yet he has accomplished something so significant. I am extremely proud of him,” she added.
