Will press for education minister's resignation at Lucknow protest: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

Cockroach Janta Party CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday said his organisation would continue pressing for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations during a planned protest in LucknowThe demonstration is part of a nationwide campaign launched by the youthled organisation which has already held protests in other cities and plans to continue its outreach across multiple states before culminating in a larger gathering in New Delhi later this monthLucknow protest part of nationwide campaignSpeaking to reporters outside Lucknow airport late Thursday night Dipke said the movement aims to highlight concerns related to alleged irregularities in examinations and demand accountability from the Union governmentAccording to him the protest scheduled at Eco Garden in Lucknow is a continuation of demonstrations previously held in Delhi and PuneDipke maintained that the organisations protests have remained peaceful and are being conducted within the framework of democratic rightsWe have seen peaceful protests in Delhi and Pune where we put forward our demand for the resignation of the education minister We will continue to raise the same issue in a peaceful and constitutional manner he saidPermission for demonstration remains unclearThere was no immediate confirmation on whether local authorities had granted permission for the proposed protest in LucknowEfforts to obtain comments from senior police officials reportedly did not yield a responseAddressing questions regarding the possibility of permission being denied Dipke said the organisation would engage with local authorities and seek the necessary approvals if requiredHe emphasised that the protest organisers intended to conduct the event peacefully and did not plan any activity that would violate the lawOrganisation cites democratic right to protestDipke argued that peaceful demonstrations are an essential part of a democratic system and said the organisation was merely seeking to present its views on issues affecting students and examination processesWe have conducted peaceful protests in Delhi and Pune We are not doing anything wrong We only want to express our views in a democracy he saidThe CJP has positioned its campaign around concerns related to examination administration and educational governance although the Union government has previously defended its handling of such issuesPune event held ahead of Lucknow demonstrationThe organisation held a protest in Pune on Thursday as part of its ongoing campaignAccording to Dipke the movement plans to expand its outreach to other cities over the coming days seeking to mobilise support from students and youth groupsThe campaign has attracted attention on social media with organisers using public meetings and demonstrations to highlight their demandsMore protests planned before Delhi gatheringFollowing the Lucknow programme the organisation plans to hold demonstrations in Amritsar and BengaluruThe series of events is expected to culminate in a larger protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 20Organisers say the objective is to maintain public attention on issues related to examinations and educational governance while pressing their demand for accountability from the CentreThe Union Education Ministry has not issued any immediate response to Dipkes latest remarks or the planned demonstrationsAs preparations continue for Fridays protest it remains to be seen whether authorities will grant formal permission for the event and how large a turnout the organisers are able to mobilise in LucknowWith inputs from PTI