‘Now tell us…’: Saurav Das, Gaurav Bhatia spar on X over BJP leader’s fake ‘Dimagi Naxal’ quote on Swatantra Bhardwaj

A war of words erupted between Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Friday, in connection with a post claiming the latter had called Swatantra Bhardwaj a “dimagi naxal”.After Das shared the “dimagi naxal” post, Bhatia said that it was “fake”, while giving a 24-hour ultimatum to the CJP spokesperson to delete the post and apologise. Das, who later deleted the post, clarified on his X account that it was AI-generated, but dared BJP leaders to “repeat the line”, while personally asking Bhatia if he “disagreed” with the statement. Swatantra Bhardwaj came under fire recently for his remarks on a podcast wherein he claimed to have “broken the skull” of CJP activist Nishu Aazad's father, Sanjay Kumar. The Delhi Police arrested Bhardwaj on Friday, after booking him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and charges of criminal intimidation.