Mumbai: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Monday announced that its core team will hold a two-day strategy meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from August 5. The session will bring together CJP’s founder, spokespersons, and organisational leadership to discuss and contemplate the next steps for the youth movement.
Over the past several days, CJP team members have consulted a wide range of stakeholders on the organisation’s future course, including a team of fifty core volunteers who dedicated their time and effort throughout the Jantar Mantar protest.
Following the strategy meeting, CJP will reach out to its volunteers across the country and organise a nationwide listening tour to understand the needs and aspirations of the youth. The organisation said the move comes after the success of its protest against former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, which led to his resignation.
“The defeat of this arrogant government at the hands of the youth shows that when young people come together, they can achieve anything,” Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said.
“Our team is working to put together the best possible path forward to channel the expectations of our youth into meaningful action,” he said.
The CJP will share further details about its next steps, including the schedule for the nationwide listening tour, in the coming days.
However, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has stated that the organisation has no intention of transitioning into a political party.
“We have no such intention. We are seeing how political parties are being split using the ED and CBI. Votes are being deleted in elections. At this point, when people have lost faith in politics, what will we do by forming a political party? The way people are losing faith in the judiciary, election system and even the media, this country needs a public movement,” Dipke told ANI.
Dipke also alleged that outsiders had infiltrated the peaceful student protests at Jantar Mantar, leading to violence during the July 20 March to Parliament.
“I have been saying since the beginning of our movement that some people from outside will be sent to create disturbance during the protest, to defame the protest, and those belonging to CJP will be accused. These goons had pre-planning with Delhi Police. At the protest site where I was not being allowed to go without checking, there were 2100 criminals roaming freely. This is a big question on Delhi Police,” he said.
“How can this (stone pelting at protest and police action on protestors) happen under Home Minister Amit Shah? Does his police get active only when they have to hit 12-year-old girls? But you could not stop the criminals. You (Delhi Police) have said that 2100 criminals were seen at the protest site. This is a clear failure of Amit Shah and the Police. In fact, it was not their failure, but it was a part of their planning,” he further added.
