'Students are not terrorists': CJP founder Dipke asks govt to stop targeting protesters
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, has publicly criticized the Indian government for its treatment of students protesting the NEET paper leak. He warned that the movement is ongoing and threatened further political action if the government continues to target student activists.
Why it matters
The statement highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding educational integrity and the government's handling of youth-led civil unrest.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday urged the government to stop targeting students who participated in the nationwide protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying they were "not terrorists" but "the future of the country."Speaking to reporters at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar airport after returning from Delhi, Dipke claimed that students in several states were being harassed by police even after the protests concluded."The government should behave well now. The blood of students was spilled on the streets on July 20 during the March to Parliament. Wasn't that enough? Even now, students are being troubled. In many states, police are visiting the houses of students and threatening them with arrests," he alleged, PTI cited.'Students won the agitation'Dipke returned to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after spending nearly 36 days at Jantar Mantar, where the CJP led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak.
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