CJP Volunteers Hold Demonstration In Hyderabad

Telangana volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including those who had participated in the Delhi agitation, organised a demonstration and victory march at People’s Plaza in Hyderabad at 4.30 pm on Wednesday to demand education reform, accountability for alleged police action and compliance with the Union government’s assurance against arrests and cases.

Participants waved the national flag, sang protest songs, performed rap and played songs of Gaddar as part of their demonstration.

Climate and social justice activist Ruchith Asha Kamal, who coordinated CJP Telangana volunteers in Delhi, linked the demands to privatisation and corruption. “Everything is privatised. Everything is on sale. Papers are on sale. Schools are on sale. We are against it. We, the youth of Telangana, reject the model of privatisation and the model of corruption,” he said. He referred to Bhagat Singh’s writings on communalism and argued that education and basic needs should be free. Around 70 volunteers from Telangana were part of the Delhi movement, he added.

“We have just returned after working in Delhi for close to 40 days. This is a moment for us to celebrate our victory humbly. We now want to work on educational reforms in Telangana,” said Vijay Mallangi, Hyderabad‑based citizen activist and CJP Telangana coordinator. He said the group would contact student organisations, enrol members and seek talks with the state government.

The Telangana demands covered delayed fee reimbursement, poor school standards and gaps in facilities. Vijay asked the state to double education spending and allocate at least 15 per cent of its Budget.

Among the volunteers were Yashwant and Prathyusha, who also travelled to Delhi. Prathyusha alleged deliberate train delays and said metro and bus services were shut when her group arrived. “People who could not come and support the protest directly supported us by sending food,” she said, adding that police later blocked water and food supplies.

News of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation reached the volunteers through Twitter on July 25. Yashwant said police had used tear gas shortly before the news, and her group expected the confrontation to continue. “We checked Twitter and confirmed the resignation. We felt that we had witnessed history. The resignation is only the beginning for us,” he said, calling for wider changes to the education system.

Vijay said CJP left the Delhi protest after Union ministers said the government had accepted its demands and described the exchange as a “gentleman’s agreement” which CJP trusted. However, he criticised continuing police action in Delhi, Bihar and West Bengal. “We want the government to honour its statement. If it fails to do so, we will go back to protest,” he said.