'Let someone else do PM's tasks': CJP's Dipke says 'Modi good as influencer'
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, criticized the Indian government's handling of student protests. He suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on his role as an influencer rather than governance.
Why it matters
This reflects growing political dissent among student groups and the use of social media-centric rhetoric in modern Indian political discourse.
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Fresh from the student agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke returned to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome, but used the occasion to deliver a sharp warning to the Centre, claiming students remained angry over what he called govt’s treatment of protesters.“These students are not terrorists. They are the future of our country. If the future of the country is troubled in this way, students will go and change the govt if it fails to address their concerns,” Dipke said, hours after landing in the city.Claiming victory after 36 days of agitation, Dipke alleged that students had faced force, intimidation and harassment instead of dialogue. “Students’ blood was spilled on the streets, yet govt learnt nothing. Now students from different states are being threatened, and police are visiting their homes.
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