The founder of so-called youth voiced Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke after being attacked at Jaipur Saheed Smarak on Monday during the protest against the issue of paper leak, said that he was allegedly attacked by an individual who is associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for long.
Reports and video clearly state that Dipke was attacked within no time after reaching the protest spot. In the video that went viral on social platforms, two men approached him, pulled his scarf and slapped him multiple times. However, supporters of Dipke immediately stopped the attackers and handed them over to cops. After the incident, Dipke immediately headed to Nagpur, at the airport ahead of another protest planned on June 18, he addressed media questions and held RSS responsible for the attack in Jaipur. He said, “There were some people belonging to RSS, and there is nothing new in it,”.
Youth Anger Over Paper Leaks
Two individuals who attacked Dipke have been detained, however the identity of the assaulters haven’t been disclosed nor their connection with any organization has been confirmed.
Currently an investigation is under way. The protest in Jaipur was the part of the bigger campaign being run by the newly formed CJP. The main motive of the campaign is highlighting youth concerns related to paper leak.|
The Jaipur protest was part of a larger campaign led by Dipke and the CJP, highlighting concerns over the recent cases of paper leaks, irregularities in competitive examinations.
During the protest in Delhi and Jaipur, many students, unemployed youth, and parents reached the protest site and raised their voices against the issues.
Dipke Vows to Continue Campaign Despite Attack
After the attack, Dipke immediately released a video that stated that such an incident won’t affect him from pursuing his objectives, “We will not deviate from our issues; you attack us as much as you want. We will continue our protest peacefully and democratically. Our main concern is the injustice faced by more than one crore students, and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must take responsibility for the NEET (UG) paper leak issue,” he noted.
Questioning the security arrangements, CJP state spokesperson Abhishek Jain Bittu said, even though police personnel were present at the venue and is clearly seen, however such an attack raises serious questions.
Security arrangements for next protest
After the Jaipur incident, the security arrangement for the next protest of CJP at Samvidhan Square in Nagpur has been tightened. It is expected that for the upcoming protest in Nagpur about 2,000 participants are expected. Ahead of the protest, Dipke urged students and young people to keep on participating in the campaign peacefully and ignore such attacks.
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