Although the spontaneous food supply created an ambience of solidarity for the movement, it soon became too much for the CJP volunteers to handle. Photo: @Cockroachisback
'Too much support': CJP urges well-wishers to stop sending food to protest site
An outpouring of food donations overwhelmed CJP volunteers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, prompting the protest group to ask supporters to stop sending meals
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is facing several challenges, including alleged police crackdown in its ongoing agitation demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam irregularities. However, one of the challenges came from perhaps where they least expected: a spontaneous supply of food from supporters sent to the Jantar Mantar protest venue in Delhi.
Initially, as the food supplies started to trickle in, it was manageable for the CJP volunteers to temporarily store and distribute it among protesters. But over the last few days, it started to become overwhelming for them.
An unusual problem
The situation became evident in videos doing the rounds on social media showing several delivery partners arriving at the venue with food ordered by people who have never met the protesters but want to contribute to the movement in their own ways.
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But that’s not the only source of food supply. According to an India Today report, a large number of people arrived at the venue with home-cooked food along with tea and other refreshments.
Although it created an ambience of solidarity for the movement, it soon became too much for the CJP volunteers to handle. By around 10 pm on Tuesday (July 22), the quantity of food ballooned so much that it became almost impossible for the volunteers to handle properly.
Too much goodwill
This made the CJP come out with an unusual social media appeal urging supporters not to send food anymore.
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"India is such a beautiful country with such beautiful people – thanks for sending food for protesters. We are so overwhelmed. BUT for today, we have received more than enough food – please don't send any more!" stated the CJP in a post on X.
The post, uploaded at around 10:55 pm on Tuesday, soon caught the attention of social media users, many of whom praised the appeal as an unusual instance where public support had far exceeded what the protesters could manage.
More than deliveries
The ongoing demonstrations are part of a broader campaign spearheaded by the CJP, a satirical outfit established by Abhijeet Dipke.
As part of its agitation, the organisation had announced a march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on July 20, seeking accountability over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak while also calling for reforms to safeguard the credibility of public examinations.
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The movement received a major boost after activist Sonam Wangchuk launched an indefinite hunger strike on June 28.
While the protests witnessed a modest turnout in the initial days, public interest reportedly surged after Wangchuk was detained by the police and taken to Safdarjung Hospital earlier this month.
A movement fed by strangers
With the agitation still underway, one moment is likely to be remembered long after the slogans fade. It is not only the image of protesters pressing their demands, but also of ordinary people arriving with food, tea and refreshments, choosing to express their support through simple acts.