The Kokroche Janta Party said: “Bring a diaper, write his resignation demand on it, and we will make sure it reaches the Minister of Education.”
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced a ‘diaper donation drive’ as part of its ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where protesters demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and a controversy over leaked NEET-UG papers.
The protest entered its fourth day on Tuesday, with CJP founder Abhijit Debaki calling on his supporters to bring diapers to the demonstration site and write their demands for Pradhan’s resignation on them.
In a post on the X website, the party announced a campaign entitled “Diaper Day Prevents Leaks,” scheduled to be launched on Tuesday evening.
The party said: “Bring a diaper and write your request for his resignation on it, and we will make sure it reaches the Minister of Education.”
“Dappling daily prevents leaks.”
The announcement marks the latest in a series of symbolic protests by the CJP as it intensifies its campaign against the Center over alleged paper leaks and examination-related irregularities.
The party confirmed that its protest sit-in, which began on Saturday, will continue until Pradhan steps down. Supporters were urged to participate in the diaper drive by bringing diapers bearing handwritten messages demanding accountability and the minister’s resignation.
Debke claims that the police tried to reduce the protest area
Meanwhile, Abhijit Debaki alleged that Delhi Police tried to downsize the protest site late on Monday night.
“Delhi Police tried to remove barricades and compress the protest site into a smaller area,” he claimed in a social media post.
There was no immediate response from Delhi Police to this allegation.
Earlier, Debaki had also alleged that the police were preventing students from joining the protest by asking for Aadhaar cards. The Delhi Police dismissed the claim as “factually incorrect” and stated that no Aadhaar checks were conducted at the place.
The Justice and Development Party protests enter their fourth day
The protest continued on Tuesday despite it being a working day, with supporters remaining at the scene throughout the night. Candles were lit in memory of the students who allegedly died by suicide after the paper leak controversy.
Addressing the protesters, Debaki questioned what he described as a lack of accountability in the education system and accused the authorities of punishing students while failing to act against those allegedly responsible for exam irregularities.
He asked, “We cannot tolerate a four-minute delay, but how can we tolerate the Minister of Education continuing after the death of students?” He said to the crowd.
Many students and NEET aspirants joined the protest, sharing accounts of the emotional and academic stress caused by the cancellation and re-conduct of exams amid allegations of paper leaks.
Student groups and the free library join the agitation
Members of Left student organizations, including Students Federation of India (SFI), All India Students Association (AISA) and All India Students Federation (AISF), also participated in the agitation.
AISF has set up a free library at the protest site under the ‘Fight for Education with Education’ initiative. The library contains nearly 100 books donated by students, parents and supporters and became a focal point of the demonstration.
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