New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- After successfully pushing its NEET protest campaign into the national spotlight, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is set to hit the streets again on September 5, announcing a march from India Gate to the new Delhi Police Headquarters. The group says it is returning to public protest over what it describes as the Centre's failure to follow through on assurances made to young protesters, while its founder Abhijeet Dipke has also launched a campaign seeking answers on government schools and questioned the reported Rs 92.35-crore bill for maintaining Union ministers' official homes.
The September 5 march will be led by families of deceased NEET victims and victims of alleged police brutality, with students and young citizens from across the country expected to join.
The decision followed a meeting of the CJP's National Working Committee on Monday, where the organisation reviewed the commitments made to protesters on July 25, after which its nationwide agitation was called off.
The CJP alleged that instead of acting on those assurances, the government had delayed decisions and avoided giving clear commitments. It particularly raised the issue of FIRs registered against students and protesters.
The organisation said, "Our patience cannot be mistaken for weakness. Our good faith cannot become an opportunity for the government to betray us."
It further said it had been "forced to return to the streets", alleging that the government appeared determined to commit "vishwasghaat" with Gen-Z and families who had already lost their children.
Referring to the Supreme Court proceedings on August 18, the CJP alleged that the Centre had not given a clear commitment regarding FIRs registered against protesters. The organisation said the court had sought a list of such FIRs so that the cases could potentially be considered together.
The group said the July 25 assurances had been accepted in good faith and warned that the trust of young protesters could not be used to end a movement only for the commitments to subsequently be diluted.
"A government cannot take the trust of an entire generation, use it to send them home, and then quietly retreat from its own word," the CJP said.
The organisation has urged students, youth organisations and young citizens to gather at India Gate and participate peacefully. It said the families who lost their children would walk at the front, followed by victims of alleged police brutality and young protesters.
Meanwhile, CJP founder and convenor Abhijeet Dipke has written to education ministers seeking state-wise information on government schools. His letter seeks data on school renovations, buildings requiring repairs, sanctioned and vacant teaching posts, funding and expenditure, the need for additional schools, and the availability of computers, digital learning facilities, functional toilets and sports infrastructure.
"No child in this country should be forced to study in such conditions," Dipke said, calling for public education to be treated as an urgent priority.
The CJP has also questioned the reported Rs 92.35 crore spent on renovation, furnishing and repairs of Union ministers' official residences in 2025-26. The organisation said, "Stop fixing your lavish homes, and fix the schools!" and claimed the amount could fund "10 new world-class government schools".
The CPWD reportedly spent Rs 547.68 crore on such works over 12 years. Officials have attributed the rising expenditure to maintenance requirements of ageing bungalows.
With the September 5 mobilisation and its parallel 'School Theek Karo' campaign, the CJP is broadening its youth movement from examination-related grievances to education, accountability and implementation of government commitments.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.