CJP Jantar Mantar sit-in day 5: Dipke appears before MeitY panel over blocking of X account

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - June 24, 2026 09:18 pm IST - NEW DELHI ““MEITY is not sharing details quoting Confidentiality, Government should care about NEET paper confidentiality not X handles,” says CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke said in a post on X. Picture: X/@Cockroachisback The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) entered the fifth day of its sit-in at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, with founder Abhijeet Dipke alleging that officials refused to show the order behind the blocking of their social media accounts during a review meeting, citing confidentiality. Mr. Dipke, who appeared on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) before a committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) regarding the withholding of the group's X account, said the authorities did not explain the reason for the action. He questioned why similar confidentiality was not maintained in the NEET paper leak case. "Everything is confidential; you should have kept the NEET paper confidential as well. Why did that leak? These suicides would not have happened," he said. He alleged that the move aimed at suppressing their voices and claimed officials told them that the accounts were being followed by people in Pakistan. His remarks came a day after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused them of being "B-team of terrorists". "Are we asking for votes? We are asking for justice. We are taxpayers, our parents are taxpayers, and you call us terrorists. Are you not ashamed?" Mr. Dipke said. He also questioned the government's response, saying, "You called farmers and doctors terrorists. Who is left?" Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Dipke said, "PM cannot take a resignation and claims to have stopped the Russia-Ukraine war. Can he stop paper leaks?” He asserted that those responsible for student deaths should be held accountable, saying, "Who is responsible for the suicides? It is Dharmendra Pradhan.” When asked about a remark by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who said that while the CJP is an important vehicle for sending a message of frustration on the part of the youth, ultimately established political parties have to take the issue raised by them forward, Mr. Dipke said, "Political parties can do what they want. We are not here for votes, nor are we here for a political rally... We are here to demand justice.” The CJP founder, who had earlier said they were ready for dialogue with the government, with Mr. Pradhan's resignation being the only condition, stated that the government has not contacted them. "They are calling us terrorists instead," he quipped. Mr. Dipke has been leading a sit-in, which entered its fifth day on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), to demand Mr. Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in exams and the NEET paper-leak controversy, and has refused to leave the protest site. The CJP took social media by storm soon after its launch on May 16, following a controversy over remarks made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, which were widely interpreted as him likening unemployed youths to "cockroaches". The original X handle of the digital satirical outfit was withheld in India on May 21, following which the group resurfaced with a new handle, 'Cockroach is Back'. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

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