# CJP seeks PM’s focus on youth jobs, education in I-Day speech 2026-08-08T19:04:38+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), launched an online petition on Friday urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address youth concerns on education, unemployment and cost of living in his Independence Day speech. The CJP recently concluded a 36-day protest at Jantar Mantar over NEET exam irregularities, after which Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The party plans a national listening tour from September 1 to draft a Youth Reform Charter covering education, jobs and institutional accountability, and has announced a nationwide membership drive while ruling out becoming a political party. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Abhijeet Dipke, CJP, education reform, Independence Day, NEET, youth unemployment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cjp-petition-asks-modi-to-address-youth-on-i-day-speech/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cjp-petition-asks-modi-to-address-youth-on-i-day-speech/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.