The CJP has launched an online petition urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address key concerns facing India's youth, including education, unemployment and the rising cost of living, in his Independence Day address on August 15.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke appealed to people to support the petition and called on the government to explain its plans for young Indians.
“This Independence Day, we want the Prime Minister to address India's youth,” Dipke said in a post on X.
“We request the PM to explain what the government is doing for youth regarding education, unemployment, and the cost of living,” he added.
The appeal comes ahead of Modi's scheduled Independence Day address from the Red Fort and a day after Dipke announced that unemployment would be taken up as a nationwide issue by the organisation.
Speaking after a two-day meeting of the CJP's core team in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dipke said unemployment had emerged as a major concern and announced plans for a nationwide campaign on the issue.
He said the recent protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations had brought together students as well as unemployed youth from different parts of the country.
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“Unemployment is a major problem. We will make it a nationwide issue,” Dipke said, while also calling for education reforms.
He criticised the rising cost of education and argued that education should not be treated primarily as a means of making profits. The organisation plans to make education reform and employment among its key areas of focus.
Dipke also described the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as a major outcome of the student agitation, saying the protests had highlighted concerns surrounding education and employment.
The CJP has simultaneously announced its National Working Committee, with Dipke appointed as national convener. Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been named co-conveners.
The organisation plans to expand its presence across the country by establishing units at the state, Lok Sabha and city levels over the next six months.
It has also announced a membership drive targeting students, young professionals and workers. The CJP has said it does not currently intend to enter electoral politics and will instead focus on grassroots mobilisation.
The petition marks the organisation's latest effort to put youth-related concerns at the centre of the political conversation ahead of Independence Day.
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