India's 'cockroach movement' says founder picked up by police

July 20, 2026 5:20 AM EDT

Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) addresses supporters at a protest site ahead of a planned march to Parliament on the opening day of the monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam p

NEW DELHI, ‌July ​20 (Reuters) - ​India's youth-led 'cockroach movement' said on Monday that ‌its founder Abhijeet Dipke was "picked ⁠up" by police as ‌two other leaders held ‌talks with Health Minister J.P. Nadda amid protests ​demanding the resignation of the education minister.

"While we ⁠submit a written letter...he (Nadda) has assured ​us that he will meanwhile speak internally. We are ​in that process," ‌chief spokesperson Saurav Das said on ⁠X after meeting the minister for "10 minutes".

The talks were ⁠held as thousands of supporters attempted ​to march on parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra ‌Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ‌medical college entrance ⁠test paper leaks.

(Reporting ‌by Sakshi ​Dayal and Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP ‌Rajesh)



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