India, Aug. 6 -- Emphasising that India needs a strong and independent public pressure group to hold institutions accountable, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said the organisation would continue to function as a pressure group rather than go down the political route. Dipke also announced that the CJP would travel to Jharkhand to support the ongoing students' movement, and clarified that Sonam Wangchuk would continue to serve as their mentor.

The remarks came as the CJP began its two-day core committee meeting to deliberate on its future strategy, organisational expansion and the key public issues it plans to take up in the coming months. The first day of the conclave took place at Dipke's residence in Ch...