India, June 15 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was assaulted on Monday as he arrived at Jaipur's Shaheed Smarak to lead a demonstration to protest exam paper leaks and unemployment.

The protest in Jaipur is part of a series of public meetings that Dipke is addressing in various states before a larger one planned in Delhi on June 20.

Two men lunged at Dipke as he was being carried into the protest venue by supporters, pulled his scarf and slapped him several times. Dipke's supporters retaliated, beating the attackers before handing them over to the police. The two men were detained.

In his address, Dipke said the attack hadn't deterred him. "I was assaulted while entering the protest site. No matter how many attack...