Who kept the Jantar Mantar protest running? Meet the 12-member team

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 05:14 PM IST As the crowds swelled, the team realised it needed designated spokespersons to engage with the media and provide regular updates on social media about the movement’s day-to-day developments. (Express photo) When the Cockroach Janta Party’s 36-day protest ended in victory on Saturday, the celebrations focused on three familiar faces — founder Abhijeet Dipke, and spokespersons Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. Behind them, however, was a 12-member volunteer team that worked round the clock to keep the movement running. The team, comprising lawyers, journalists, MBA graduates, political science students, activists and public policy professionals, handled everything from setting up the stage and managing crowds to coordinating with the media a