‘We are not going anywhere’: Cockroach Janata Party president says protests will continue.
NEW DELHI – After nearly two months of intense anger, India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been forced to resign. The resignation is being hailed not only as a political setback for the ruling party, but also as a blow to the invincibility of the Modi government.
The news of the resignation created an instant storm on social media. The Chief Justice of the Cockroach Janata Party triumphantly declared victory over X: “Cockroaches won, democracy won!”, a slogan that went viral within hours.
Addressing a large crowd of protesting students, the party’s founding president, Abhijit Deepak, issued a direct challenge to India’s rulers. “In a democracy, what kind of democracy is it if you live in fear?” he thundered. “If you raise your voice, these people will fall in line, they must be kept in line, because those who consider themselves kings sit on this throne because of us.”
This is democracy. He has resigned. We have two more demands. We will not go that way.
Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned. But the families of the children who committed suicide should get a compensation of Rs. They should meet.
One crore compensation to all… pic.twitter.com/CyhfGDUola— Cockroach is Back (@Cockroachisback) July 25, 2026
But he made it clear that the fight is not over yet. “Dharmendra has resigned,” Deepak said, “but we have two more demands. We’re not going anywhere. Once the cockroaches get in, they don’t go away.”
The protestors demand a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the kin of the students who died of suicide and formal action against the police “thugs” responsible for the crackdown on the protestors and immediate withdrawal of all cases registered against the student protestors.
This resignation did not come overnight. For nearly two months, the Cockroach Janata Party had been staging a sit-in at the Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi over the exam paper leak scandal. During the standoff, Indian celebrity Sonam Wangchuck went on a 26-day hunger strike that brought the issue into the national spotlight.
On July 20, thousands of youth protesters responded to the party’s call to assemble at Jantar Mantar – only to face a brutal police crackdown involving lathi charges and water cannons. Dozens of people were detained, and police used pellet guns against protesters. More than 60 people were injured in the clashes between the police and the protesters.
Despite the chaos, Indian Prime Minister Modi remained conspicuously silent. About a month and a half later, he shared a video message urging the youth to end their protest. The government also proposed setting up fast-track courts to redress grievances, but the determined protesters rejected it outright, refusing to back down from their central demand: the resignation of the education minister.
Indian Education Minister Pradhan resigned weeks after Chief Justice Jantar Mantar.
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