Founder of Cockroach Party Deepke to Return to India for Protest; Sonam Wangchuk to Join

19 Jestha, Kathmandu – Abhijit Deepke, founder of the Indian Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), has announced his return to India to lead a protest movement. Alongside him, Roman Magasaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk will also participate in Deepke’s movement. Wangchuk confirmed on Tuesday that he will be joining the protest. Currently based in Ladakh, India, he is actively involved in education and tourism advocacy. He has recently played a significant role in the Genji movement in Ladakh.

Deepke has stated that upon reaching India, he plans to organize a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi this Saturday, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Deepke is currently in the United States completing his undergraduate studies at Boston University. Following Deepke’s announcement, Wangchuk declared that if the government does not enact necessary reforms by Friday, he will join CJP activists in the protest on Saturday. “If the situation is so flawed, any self-respecting minister should resign. Let alone the impact on the futures of millions of young people and India itself,” Wangchuk posted on X.

India is currently shaken by the paper leak scandal in the NEET and UGC examinations. The opposition is demanding the immediate resignation of the Education Minister over this issue. In rallying support for the protest, Deepke highlighted that the futures of 2.4 million NEET students, along with millions more across the country, are at stake due to this malpractice.