CJP founder urges BJP to heed RSS chief’s youth protest view

The founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, on Friday urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to align with its ideological mentor after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat defended the right of young people to protest. Dipke's comments came a day after Bhagwat, during an interaction with youth in Mumbai, stated that protesting does not make members of Generation Z "antinational" and that their grievances are genuine.

Speaking to reporters, Dipke highlighted what he called a lack of synchronization between the BJP and the RSS, demanding that the ruling party heed Bhagwat's advice. He referenced past comments from BJP leaders who had used strong language against student protesters. "Earlier, the BJP president called us a virus, and former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called us the B-team of terrorists. Now they should listen to Mohan Bhagwat because he is the mentor and godfather of the BJP," Dipke said. He warned that the BJP ignoring the RSS chief was a worrying trend.

The context for this political exchange is a series of nationwide student protests that began last month, primarily focused on alleged irregularities and a...