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Cockroach Janata Party Holds Lucknow Rally Demanding Education Minister’s Resignation

CJP’s five-point exam manifesto, paired with heavy police deployment in Lucknow, increases pressure on the Education Ministry before a planned Delhi mobilisation on June 20.

Overview

  • CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke led a protest at Eco Garden in Lucknow on Friday pressing for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to quit over alleged examination irregularities including the NEET paper leak.
  • Organisers unveiled a five-point ‘exam manifesto’ that calls for Rs 10,000 compensation per affected student, a mandatory backup exam within 72 hours, physical evaluation of written answer sheets, automatic age‑limit relaxation for delayed tests, and mandatory audits of exam technology and tendering.
  • Local officials gave conflicting accounts of permission for the Lucknow gathering while police and Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed around the venue to control access and maintain order.
  • Hundreds of students and job aspirants attended the Lucknow demonstration, a turnout that several outlets contrasted with CJP’s large social‑media following and lower crowds reported at some earlier city rallies.
  • The movement plans further city protests including Amritsar and Bengaluru and has warned of a larger mobilisation at Jantar Mantar on June 20 that could escalate demands for accountability in India’s exam system.