CJP Founder Warns Government Against Targeting Students Over Protest

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday warned the government against allegedly targeting students who participated in the Jantar Mantar protest, saying the student community has the power to change the government. He said the government should stop troubling students, as they are not terrorists but the future of the country. Dipke was given a grand welcome in his hometown, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in Maharashtra. He met his parents after 40 days and expressed happiness over the success of the student protest, saying that the students of the country had won their first difficult battle. He also visited the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to pay respects to the chief architect of the Constitution. Dipke said their protest over the paper leak achieved a major success with the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He warned the police to stop what he described as the witch-hunting of students. Dipke said a larger agitation would be launched if the police and the government continued to harass students for participating in the protest demanding the education minister's resignation. He added, "Students are the future of India, but they are harassed by the police. The police are selectively visiting the students’ homes and colleges and targeting them. The students are also threatened by slapping police cases. Student lost their blood for the success of the protest because they want a better future. "Today, we took the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. If people in government continue to trouble our students and youths, then we will not hesitate to launch a massive peaceful protest once again to dethrone the people in power and change the government. They should not underestimate the power of the youth," Dipke warned.