‘Why are lathis not used in political parties' protests?’: Dipke slams police action on Jharkhand student protesters
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday criticized the police action on students protesting in Ranchi against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand and shared it was a repeat of what happened in Delhi last month.
Adding to this, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, centre, with team member Ratna Singh, right, and others during an interaction with the media in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra. (PTI) Talking to reporters in Maharashtra 's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, he asserted that students are fighting for their rights and not for a vote bank, and wondered why only agitating students and youngsters face police crackdowns and not workers of political parties.
Meanwhile, ''What happened in Jharkhand yesterday was too bad. We saw the same thing happening earlier at Jantar Mantar (Delhi on July 20). Lathis and tear gas were used (against agitating students in the national capital during the 'Sansad Chalo' march). I don't understand why lathis and tear gas are not used when political parties protest. Why they are used only against students?'' he asked.
Notably, The protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET exam paper leak was spearheaded by the CJP.
As per the latest buzz, Dipke asserted that students are fighting only for their rights and still facing police action.
In further updates, ''I had a word with Devendra Mahto, who is leading this agitation (in Ranchi). He has been fasting for nine days, and still the police used lathis on him. Governments in this country, whether in Jharkhand or anywhere else, should think what they are getting by doing such injustice to students who are fighting for their future and not any vote bank,'' he shared.
On top of that, "Brutality on students should not take place anywhere," the 30-year-old activist insisted.
Thousands of job aspirants marched towards the Jharkhand assembly , breached multiple barricades and clashed with the police personnel on Monday. The police used water cannons near Jagannathpur Temple and fired tear gas shells as protesters moved towards the assembly.
Source: Hindustan Times