Watch: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke falls on stage after being told Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned

Minutes after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke addressed supporters at Jantar Mantar, saying the movement that eventually demanded the minister's resignation began with a remark made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

"Thanks for calling us cockroaches," Dipke said from the stage while referring to the Chief Justice.

"I would like to thank CJI Surya Kant," the CJP founder told supporters. "If he hadn't called us cockroaches, I wouldn't have come to India. This movement would not have started."