Ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) planned protest in Delhi against the NEET paper leak issue, the CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has been advised by Sarthak Sidhant, one of the key whistleblowers of CBSE’s OSM issue, to ensure that the movement is driven by a substantial cause rather than “internet attention”.

Call for a concrete cause

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Sidhant further stated that movements led by students must transform outrage into tangible action. Although he declined to be “political”, Sidhant said that the CJP movement, which started after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s “cockroach” remark at lawyers with fake degrees, should have an "actual cause".

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"Like I did some investigation, Nisarg did some investigation - we put it out to help students," he said, referring to “ethical hacker” Nisarga Adhikary and Vedant Shrivastava, who are the two other whistleblowers of the OSM issue.

Cautions against armchair activism

Sidhant also urged Dipke not to lapse into armchair activism, adding that he would not support a movement if it’s only aimed at gaining online popularity.

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“Yes, internet activism is okay. What I did, what Nisarg did, and what Vedant did was internet activism in general. But I would say they are sitting on their back seats, and if they're not doing...

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