‘He was slapped, vilified’: Abhijeet Dipke’s parents celebrate big moment

5 min readJul 25, 2026 04:23 PM IST Abhijeet Dipke met his parents during a visit home in June. (Express Photo) For the first time since June 6, Bhagwan Shankar Dipke and Anita Dipke feel a sense of relief. “This is very good. For two-and-a-half months, the students have been fighting for Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. This is victory,” said Anita, as news of Pradhan resigning as the Union Education Minister spread across the country. Bhagwan Shankar and Anita, who live in Aurangabad, now called Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, are the parents of Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who went on to lead one of India’s biggest student protests. “Abhijeet has fought patiently. He was slapped and vilified. He has achieved so much at such a young age,” added Anita. On Saturda