‘We have bloody done it…(but) don’t make me a hero’: Dipke celebrates CJP’s victory

5 min readJul 25, 2026 09:29 PM IST CJP leaders address the crowd after the announcement of Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) For a moment, Abhijeet Dipke appeared unable to process the news. On Saturday afternoon, as word spread through Jantar Mantar that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had resigned, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sank to his knees, overcome by a mix of shock and joy. Then he rose to address the students and volunteers, many of whom had spent 36 days at the protest site.“We have done it. We have bloody done it,” Dipke roared. The resignation of Pradhan was the central demand of the CJP-led protest, which began in early June after Dipke returned from the United States, and gained momentum after activist Sonam Wang