The announcement came during the group’s first press conference, where organizers outlined their next steps and sharply criticized the country’s education system and policy direction.
Abhijeet Deepke, the founder of the movement, is expected to arrive in Delhi at 8 a.m. on June 6. According to party spokesperson Saurabh Das, supporters have been asked to gather at the airport to receive him, then accompany him to Parliament Street Police Station, and later move toward Jantar Mantar to seek official permission for a formal protest.
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The group says its demand is currently focused on a single point: the resignation of the education minister. Only after that, they say, will they outline their broader agenda on accountability and reform.
Questions were raised during the press conference about funding sources, but the organizers dismissed such concerns, saying a “counter-narrative” is being pushed against them. They claimed the movement is largely self-funded, with supporters covering their own expenses and basic materials like posters costing only a few hundred rupees.
Saurabh Das argued that it is common for emerging movements to face allegations of hidden funding or external influence. He said similar claims are being used to discredit their campaign.
He described the CJP as one of the “most transparent public movements” in recent memory and said it began as a satirical response to a comment that referred to young people as “cockroaches.” That label, he said, triggered a strong reaction among students and young citizens who already felt frustrated with the system.
According to him, what started as an online expression of anger gradually evolved into a structured protest movement, expanding its focus toward deeper issues such as unemployment, exam system flaws, paper leaks, and broader education policy failures.
The spokesperson alleged that the current education leadership has failed to deliver meaningful reforms, adding that dissatisfaction among students has been building for years.
He also pushed back against criticism over crowd size at early events, saying participation levels do not define the legitimacy of a movement.
For now, the group insists its message is simple and focused. But observers say the movement reflects a wider undercurrent of youth frustration in India, where education stress, job insecurity, and political expression are increasingly converging into public protest.
What began as a provocative label has now turned into a growing symbol of anger among young people searching for voice and direction.
