New Delhi, June 21 -- On the second day of the protest at Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke sought farmers' support to the youth-led agitation over alleged examination irregularities, NEET paper leak and the demand for the education minister's resignation.
He said students stood by farmers in the fight for their rights and need farmers' solidarity now.
While the protest drew hundreds of youths on Saturday, police made repeated announcements in the evening, asking those present to vacate the premises. Police said the permission granted for the gathering had ended at 5 pm.
Dipke and several other protesters, however, sat through the night and have continued the sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, reiterating their demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
The CJP founder has also appealed to people to reach Jantar Mantar, while asking NEET re-exam aspirants to join the agitation after completing their test.
"We are holding the fort but without your support this movement won't be successful," Dipke said as he urged people to join the protest on Sunday.
Seeking support from the farmer community, he said, "I appeal to farmers across India to come and stand with students at Jantar Mantar."
When farmers were fighting for their rights, students stood shoulder to shoulder with them and now students need the same solidarity today, he said. Earlier, in a series of posts on X, Dipke appealed to police not to stop people from coming to Jantar
Mantar.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.