New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has once again become a place of meditation. A day after police used tear gas and batons against thousands of marchers heading to Parliament, hundreds of CJP supporters remain stationed there, refusing to leave until the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Resign. Delhi police said nearly 180 people, including protesters and security personnel, were injured in Monday’s crackdown. At the center of the movement is Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old political communications strategist whose academic background explains much of how the joke became a national topic.
from pune to boston
Abhijit Deepak was born in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and is now known as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. He completed his undergraduate degree in journalism from Pune, where he first worked in media ethics, political reporting and public communication. He later moved to the United States and earned a Master of Science in Public Relations from Boston University, where he studied how messaging shapes public perception in the digital age.
CJP’s previous campaign background
Between 2020 and 2023, Deepke worked as a volunteer in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) social media team. During the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, which were won by Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, Deepak worked on a meme-based digital campaign targeting young voters. That period, long before the CJP existed, gave him direct experience of how internet culture translated into political participation.
When irony meets strategy
In 2023, Abhijeet Dipke returned to Aurangabad while preparing his application for the United States. After completing his degree, he launched the Cockroach Jantar Party on May 16, 2026, days after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant compared unemployed youth to cockroaches during a hearing. What began as a sarcastic response by people trained in journalism and communications rather than party politics soon had thousands of people signing up and transformed into a movement that is now demanding education reforms at Jantar Mantar.