India, July 25 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's parents broke down on camera as news of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepping down surfaced on Saturday. Interacting with the media, Dipke's mother hailed her son's "massive victory" and said she had sleepless nights because she worried about him.

"He had to sleep amidst mosquitos.he was diagnosed with typhoid," an emotional Anita Dipke said, adding she couldn't sleep till 3 in the night worrying about her son. Dipke's father also turned emotional.

Earlier today, Dipke said he was diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement. The CJP has been spearheading a big student protest in Delhi since last month. A key demand of this a...