India, Aug. 6 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced that the organisation will continue to function as a public pressure group rather than transform into a political party, saying India currently needs a people's movement to restore accountability in democratic institutions.

Addressing a press conference here on the sidelines of the organisation's two-day core committee strategy meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dipke said the decision was taken after assessing the current political climate and the growing public dissatisfaction with institutions.

"For now, CJP will be a pressure group because what India needs right now is a pressure group," Dipke said.

He said the support received by the orga...