‘We’ll send you a resignation letter, put your thumbprint on it’: CJP’s gift to Abhijeet Dipke on Dharmendra Pradhan’s birthday | Today’s news
Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in this year’s NEET-UG examination entered its seventh day on Friday, coinciding with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s birthday. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said he had a gift for Pradhan and noted that they would send him a resignation letter and he only needed to put his thumbprint on it.
In the video, Dipke writes on a board, “Happy birthday Pradhan. Please resign” while supporters sing the birthday song in the background.
“A very happy birthday, Dharmendra Pradhan. Do us a favor and resign,” he declared.
Dipke added: “As a gift hum aapko resignation letter bhejte hai aap bas angutha laga dijiye” (“we will send you a resignation letter as a gift – just put your thumbprint on it”).
Sonam Wangchuk’s warning about hunger strike
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday said that she will go on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar from June 28 if the government does not respond to the demands regarding the alleged NEET paper leak.
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In a video message shared on X, Wangchuk said that he would wait till June 27 for the government’s response and start a fast the next day if no satisfactory action was taken on the issue raised by the CJP.
Referring to his recent trip to Geneva, Wangchuk said he had previously told his supporters that he would assess the status of their demands after returning from Switzerland.
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Wangchuk said his campaign focuses on two main demands: accountability in the education sector and greater accountability on issues related to Ladakh’s environment, culture and the well-being of its people.
He emphasized that citizens should have a say in decisions regarding education, while the people of Ladakh must be consulted on matters related to the protection of the environment and the protection of their cultural identity.
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Wangchuk also called on the government to take responsibility and respond to concerns raised on both issues.
“If I do not receive an answer to any of these issues by Saturday, I will go on hunger strike with all of you,” Wangchuk said in a video message.
“You have called farmers and doctors terrorists. Who is left?’: Dipke
Meanwhile, Dipke claimed on Wednesday that officials refused to share the order authorizing the blocking of the group’s social media accounts during the review meeting, saying the document was confidential.
Dipke, who appeared before a committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday over the detention of the group’s X account, said no explanation was given for the action.
Questioning the demand for confidentiality, he said, “Everything is confidential; you should have kept even the NEET paper confidential. Why was it leaked? These suicides would not have happened.”
He further claimed that the accounts were blocked to silence the group and claimed that officials told them that the accounts were being monitored by users in Pakistan. His comments follow Pradhan describing them as a “B-team of terrorists”.
Deepke disputed the remarks made against the group, saying, “We are asking for votes? We are asking for justice. We are tax payers, our parents are tax payers and you are calling us terrorists. Aren’t you ashamed?”
He also criticized the government’s response, adding: “You have called farmers and doctors terrorists. Who is left?”
Taking aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dipke said: “The Prime Minister cannot resign and claims to have stopped the Russo-Ukraine war. Can he stop the paper leaks?”
He further claimed that those responsible for the student suicides must be held accountable, saying, “Who is responsible for the suicides? It is Dharmendra Pradhan.”