New Delhi, Aug 2026 : Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has said the organisation will focus on strengthening its grassroots network and expanding its volunteer base following the recent student-led protests. He said the movement’s biggest achievement was not the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, but the growing confidence among citizens to question the government and demand accountability on public issues. Dipke said the organisation’s immediate priority is to regroup its volunteers, assess the campaign and gather feedback before deciding its future course.
He said the movement initially had only around 10 to 20 members, but its volunteer network has now grown to more than 300 people. “We want to take feedback from our volunteers on what we could have done better and what mistakes could have been avoided. After that, we will decide what kind of organisation should be built and how we should move ahead,” he said. Abhijeet Dipke Says Public Participation Is Key Dipke described the willingness of people to raise their voices against the government as the most significant outcome of the protests.
He argued that citizens should not be afraid of questioning those in power when issues affecting the public arise. According to Dipke, many people had remained hesitant to speak against the government over the past decade because of concerns about police action, legal cases and imprisonment. He said the recent mobilisation showed that people were prepared to come out publicly and demand answers. “For me, the biggest achievement of this protest is not the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.
The biggest achievement is the courage and determination shown by people to question the government, demand answers and fight for their rights,” he said. He maintained that public participation is central to a functioning democracy and that governments must listen and respond when citizens raise genuine concerns. No Immediate Electoral Plans Asked whether the organisation plans to enter electoral politics, Dipke said there were no immediate plans to contest elections.
Instead, he said the focus would be on developing a public pressure group capable of mobilising people around issues affecting democracy and citizens. He argued that public movements can play an important role independently of electoral politics, saying that social mobilisation has historically been an important force in bringing about political change. Education, Unemployment to Remain Key Issues Dipke said issues affecting young people, including unemployment and education, are inherently political because they are influenced by government policies and decisions. “Unemployment is a political issue because it is linked to the decisions of those in power,” he said, adding that several everyday economic issues are also influenced by decisions taken in Parliament.
He said the organisation would continue to focus on concerns affecting students and young people across the country. Education to Be a Major Focus Dipke reiterated that education would remain one of the organisation’s primary areas of work. He said the group intends to support students wherever education-related problems emerge. “Wherever there is an issue related to education, we will be there,” he said, pointing to challenges faced by education systems in several states and growing frustration among students.
The organisation plans to expand its grassroots mobilisation and strengthen its volunteer network before deciding its next course of action. For now, its stated priorities are student issues, education, unemployment and public accountability, rather than electoral politics.
