NEW DELHI: On the eve of its much-touted NEET protest, newly minted online outfit Cockroach Janta Party is learnt to have approached Indian Youth Congress for coordination, even though the overture was not reciprocated by the latter.Sources said a key CJP figure met IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib at the latter’s office. While the details of their conversation are not known, IYC sources said the online party may have felt the need to understand the dynamics of protest and for organisational coordination to seek participation of IYC volunteers – which would also help it gain broader acceptability.When approached, Chib told TOI that IYC will not share the platform with any other outfit, adding that it is holding its own protests over the “serious” issue across the country and is focused on seeking accountability from Modi govt.Congress strategists view CJP with scepticism, with suspicion of a political hand behind its sudden emergence, as reported by TOI. Chib said, “ … We welcome any organization that wants to highlight the issue which concerns the future of our youth. But our joining any other platform is ruled out.”
