The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Friday warned of a much larger nationwide movement if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign by Saturday.
After a meeting with Union Minister JP Nadda and Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh, the CJP claimed that the government agreed in principle to two of their demands, while seeking a day’s time to consider the main demand of Pradhan’s resignation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, JP Nadda said that the meeting went on for almost two hours and the CJP delegation was told that they will be conveyed the government’s position on their demands during Saturday’s meeting.
“The meeting went on for almost two hours…They had three main demands and five suggestions for exam reforms. We have told them that we will meet them again tomorrow afternoon and tell them about the discussion we had within the government,” Nadda said.
Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said that the government is anticipating a much larger crowd at Jantar Mantar over the weekend and may attempt to arrest the CJP leadership tonight.
“We have been informed that a much larger crowd is expected tomorrow and Sunday. That is why the government is trying to detain or arrest us tonight,” Dipke said.
He warned that such a move will be a mistake and the movement will only grow stronger.
“If that happens, it will be another major mistake. When they took Sonam Sir away, the movement only grew stronger. When students were lathi-charged and injured, the protests intensified further. If we are also detained, the movement will spread even more across the country,” he added.
Dipke asserted that the only resolution would be Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
CJP spokesperson Sourav Das, who was part of the two-member delegation that met JP Nadda, echoed Dipke, saying the government must be advised not to carry on with such a misadventure.
“It will only lead to mass chaos and their ruin. Cockroaches all over the country will gather in large numbers in Delhi to peacefully protest such arrests of students!” he added.