India's 'Cockroach Party' launches 'Diaper Drive' seeking education minister’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: India's "Cockroach Party" announced a “diaper donation drive” as part of its continuing campaign against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging supporters to bring diapers to protest sites, write messages calling for his resignation on them and take part in an event titled, “Diaper A Day Keeps Leaks Away", according to Indian media. 

The party's founder, Abijeet Dipke, in his message on X wrote, “Bring a diaper, write your demand for his resignation on it, and we’ll make sure it reaches the education minister.”

The protest is aimed at highlighting the group’s allegations that the government has failed to address concerns over the integrity of the NEET-UG exams. 

The examination, taken by millions of students seeking medical college admission, faced controversy after allegations of question paper leaks and irregularities emerged.

The Education Ministry and authorities have denied wrongdoing and said investigations were conducted into reported irregularities. 

The government has said action would be taken against those found responsible.

The CJP’s latest campaign uses satire and public demonstrations to draw attention to its demand that Pradhan step down. The group said the donated diapers would be delivered as a symbolic message to the minister.

Meanwhile, Dipke alleged that Delhi Police attempted to reduce the size of the protest site late on Monday night.

"Delhi Police tried to move barricades and squeeze the protest site into a smaller area," he claimed in a social media post.

According to Hindustan Times, earlier, Dipke had also alleged that police were preventing students from joining the protest by asking for Aadhaar cards. Delhi Police denied the claim, calling it "factually incorrect" and stating that no Aadhaar checks were being conducted at the venue.