CJP Leader Dipke Returns After NEET Protest, Warns Government Against Student Harassment

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), returned to his hometown on Wednesday after a month-long protest in New Delhi that led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak. Speaking to reporters, Dipke accused police of visiting student activists' homes across several states and threatening them with arrest.

Dipke demanded legal action against officials who authorised the use of pellet guns against student demonstrators at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 20. He described the protesters as 'citizens of our country, not terrorists' and warned that the government should not assume student anger had subsided following Pradhan's resignation.

He said the government was forcing students to launch a fresh agitation on a 'much bigger scale' if harassment continued. Responding to a question, Dipke suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should resign and become a social media influencer, 'something he is very good at.'

The CJP leader visited the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar near Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to pay respects before heading home. He questioned the use of pellet guns, stating that they should not be used against any citizen.

When asked about celebrations by CJP volunteers after Pradhan's resignation, Dipke defended them, saying the volunteers had endured harsh weather for 36 days. He contrasted this with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrations after elections, accusing the BJP of blocking roads.

Dipke also criticised the BJP for felicitating Pradhan in Parliament after student suicides linked to exam issues. He warned that if the government did not stop troubling students, the youth would take action to change the government.