Abhijeet Dipke's mother Anita had tears in her eyes as she recalled what her son witnessed over the past few days as he led the CJP protest in Delhi. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's parents broke down on camera as news of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepping down surfaced on Saturday. Interacting with the media, Dipke's mother hailed her son's “massive victory” and said she had sleepless nights because she worried about him.Abhijeet Dipke's mother interacts with the media. (ANI)“He had to sleep amidst mosquitos…he was diagnosed with typhoid,” an emotional Anita Dipke said, adding she couldn't sleep till 3 in the night worrying about her son. Dipke's father also turned emotional. Follow live updates here.Earlier today, Dipke said he was diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement. The CJP has been spearheading a big student protest in Delhi since last month. A key demand of this agitation was the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.However, with Pradhan's resignation and the government accepting all other demands of Dipke's outfit, the CJP has ended its protest.‘Feel very happy today’Anita Dipke, Abhijeet's mother, said she was “very happy” now the Pradhan has tendered his resignation. “I feel very happy today. It has been a wonderful day. I am extremely happy. He (Abhijeet) has finally received the reward for his sincere efforts...He was determined, and he kept saying that his demand had to be met...,” she told news agency ANI.She also said that the family was worried at first because Abhijeet was alone, but got some relief after scores of students joined his cause at the protest site.“Our son was alone there, even though many other students were with him. As parents, we were scared...When he was slapped in Jaipur, it hurt us deeply. We couldn't sleep that night...We plan to welcome him by distributing sweets and celebrating together…,” Anita said.Follow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the clock, the desk brings together experienced editors, reporters and correspondents to deliver fast, accurate and contextual reporting across subjects that influence public policy, governance, business, society and international affairs.