The BJP on Sunday took on the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), saying the group, which cropped up just months ago and led an agitation over the alleged NEET paper leak and primarily students’ concerns, has “suddenly” shifted its focus to an issue related to electoral politics.
The CJP had led a protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak issue in June-July, which culminated in the resignation of erstwhile Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
On Saturday, senior BJP leader Ravi Shakar Prasad had alleged that CJP is doing “shadow-boxing” for the Aam Aadmi Party. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were set free on a condition that they would not “breach peace” for a year, claimed their detention was illegal and the protest would continue till Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar resigns. Asked about the CJP leaders vowing to continue their protest, Trivedi said, “Look, everyone has the right to protest, but how much it is accepted thereafter is a different matter altogether. “Another thing has also become clear; what was a students’ movement over the examination system, just two months ago, has suddenly turned into agitation over electoral issues,” he said in a guarded response. Trivedi said the recent victory of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in various campus polls reflects students’ sentiments and the ground reality.
