The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has clarified that it has no immediate plans to transform into a political party, asserting that its focus will remain on expanding its grassroots movement across the country. During a media interaction, the organisation’s leaders said their priority is to strengthen public participation and mobilise young people rather than enter electoral politics.
CJP to decide future strategy after core committee meeting
Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said the organisation’s leadership is reviewing the response to its recent protest and will soon announce its next phase of action.
“We were asked questions about where this movement will go after the success of the protest, and we have all come to strategise around the same. We will hold discussions over it and think about how to take it to grassroot level… When we come up with something concrete on August 6th, we will inform everyone on our future strategy,” Das said.
He stressed that CJP considers itself a public movement rather than a conventional political outfit.”This is a movement. While there are numerous political parties, the answer to people’s pain is not another political party, but an awakening on grassroot level, and this is what CJP is doing,” he added.
Leaders criticise BJP and RSS over engagement with youth
CJP leader Vaishnavi accused the BJP and RSS of adopting a one-sided approach while engaging with citizens and called for greater public dialogue.
“The way BJP and RSS have held other rallies recently, it is not much of a dialogue; it is dictation. So we just hope that they engage in dialogue instead of dictation. Children should not be bullied that is our hope. Otherwise, we will continue working on our youth movement,” she said.
Movement has reached villages, says Ratna Singh
CJP leader Ratna Singh claimed the organisation’s campaign has influenced people beyond major cities and has gained support in rural areas as well.
“No, the RSS comes forward only to help them whenever they do, so there is no doubt about that. But whether this movement has had an impact, do you think, on voters… it definitely has, it has because just as much as you saw at Jantar Mantar, it has also had an impact in every village where people couldn’t even come. So definitely…” she said.
Referring to recent student protests, she further alleged, “Just as we saw in Bihar recently, where children protested there, in the protests that happened in Bihar, AK-47s were used. So all the youth are watching this, and the election tells you that everyone is keeping an eye on what you are doing and you will see its result.”
Founder says no proposal to enter electoral politics
Earlier, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke reiterated that the organisation remains focused on strengthening its movement and currently has no proposal to become a political party.
Commenting on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s reported remarks regarding Gen Z, Dipke said, “I’d say it’s a good start. At last, the youth of this country has forced people like Mohan Bhagwat, Narendra Modi, and BJP MPs to talk to Gen Z.”
He also suggested that younger political representatives should take the lead in engaging with the country’s youth.
“My advice would be to bring in new, young, and educated faces,” Dipke said.
RSS questions CJP protest
The remarks come after RSS leader Atul Limaye alleged that the CJP protest over the NEET-UG paper leak had been influenced by foreign and political elements. Addressing an ABVP programme in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, he claimed the protest witnessed anti-national slogans and called for a closer examination of the movement’s objectives.
