Police Crackdown Forces Youth Protest Group to Change Strategy

‘We Won’t March Again’: CJP Says It Won’t Risk More Injuries

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced that it will no longer organize marches after violent clashes with police during Monday’s protest in Delhi left scores of people injured. The group, however, clarified that its agitation against the government will continue through other forms of protest.

Thousands of protesters from Delhi and nearby regions had gathered to march toward Parliament, making it one of the biggest demonstrations challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government during its third term. The movement, which began as an online satire, has evolved into a large-scale youth campaign demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks that affected more than two million students in May.

According to Delhi Police, nearly 180 people were injured during the clashes, including 118 police and security personnel and 60 protesters. Police also confirmed that 70 protesters were detained, and legal proceedings would be initiated against them.

On Tuesday morning, around 150–200 protesters assembled peacefully at Jantar Mantar despite light rain, while security remained tight across central Delhi with heavy police deployment and barricades.

Addressing the media, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the organization decided to halt future marches to prevent more injuries. “We had to call off the protest because we did not want more youth to be injured. We will not march again because the police will hurt the youth again,” he said.

Dipke also claimed that more than 150 protesters were receiving treatment in hospitals, although that figure has not been independently verified.

Despite stepping away from street marches, the youth-led movement has signaled that its campaign will continue, keeping pressure on the government over the examination controversy while avoiding further confrontations with police.

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