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Modi's BJP Accuses Student Protest Group of Hypocrisy Over Jharkhand Agitation

From The Straits Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • India's ruling BJP accused the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) of hypocrisy for not actively participating in ongoing student protests in Jharkhand.
  • The BJP claims the CJP's previous student protests in New Delhi were aimed at destabilizing the government, citing their absence in Jharkhand as evidence.
  • The CJP, a group that began as a satirical movement, has voiced support for the Jharkhand students' demands for an investigation into exam irregularities, with its founder criticizing police actions.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a group that led student protests in New Delhi over exam irregularities in July, of hypocrisy. BJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh stated on Aug 11 that the CJP has been a "mute spectator" to the current protests in Jharkhand, which are led by the BJP's rivals. Ghosh suggested the CJP's agenda in New Delhi was solely to destabilize the Modi government.

Very strangely, and hypocritically, the Cockroaches, they did not make any time to visit... We are asking the Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke... to come and sit with these students.

— Keya GhoshBJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh accused the CJP of hypocrisy regarding their involvement in the Jharkhand protests.

The CJP, which began as a satirical movement, helped spearhead student protests in New Delhi that led to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. After calling off their protests, similar demonstrations have erupted in Jharkhand, where students are demanding a federal investigation into alleged irregularities in state recruitment exams. These protests are primarily driven by local students and job aspirants.

Be it Jantar Mantar or Jharkhand, such police brutality against students is cruel and inhuman.

— Abhijeet DipkeCJP founder Abhijeet Dipke criticized police actions against students in both New Delhi and Jharkhand.

Despite not leading the Jharkhand protests, the CJP has expressed support for the students' demands. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke criticized the police for using water cannons and batons against demonstrators on Aug 10, posting on X that

They are contributing to this protest, and we will not leave this spot until the protest concludes and all the students’ demands are met.

— Akshay ShindeAkshay Shinde, national coordinator of CJP, stated that CJP members are supporting the Jharkhand protests.
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