Abhijeet Deepki was on his way to address the gathering when some miscreants pulled his dupatta, slapped him and tried to drag him.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Debaki was manhandled before he could address protesters in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Monday. He had called for a peaceful gathering in Martyr Smarak at three in the afternoon.
He was on his way to speak at the rally when the situation took a bad turn. As he was being carried on the shoulders of supporters, some miscreants in the crowd pulled his scarf, slapped him several times, and tried to pull him down, as seen in videos obtained by Hizb ut-Tahrir.
More details are awaited.
CJP protests nationwide
The CJP, a cynical front, launched its nationwide protest campaign, beginning with a large student rally in New Delhi. Youth protests then followed in Amritsar, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow.
Debki announced that the movement is expanding across India and warned of a comeback protest in Delhi if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign over alleged examination irregularities, including NEET paper leaks and CBSE OSM issues. He said that the campaign represents the voice of India’s youth and will continue to grow.
The group, which emerged in May after controversial remarks by Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant sparked widespread outrage, has built a large online following by turning the term “cockroach” into a symbol of resistance.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk was at the forefront of the protests and actor Prakash Raj joined his supporters in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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