Ranchi/New Delhi: While the Centre has not issued any statement on the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in New Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin reacted strongly by accusing “some people sitting abroad” of trying to brand India’s youth as “anti-establishment”.
The youth “wants to work towards building of the nation and secure their future, but some people sitting abroad think that they will dictate the direction to India’s youth,” Nabin said, hours after the CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar.
“There are some who want to drag this country’s youth into negative politics. India’s youth will engage in positive politics. We will oppose on the basis of democracy, but we will not allow the standards of democracy to be destroyed,” Nabin said at an ‘Intellectuals Meet’ in Ranchi, as reported by Hindustan Times.
“Some people, sitting abroad, think that they will dictate the direction to India’s youth. But India’s youth will not move forward as puppets in the hands of a few people,” Nabin said.
The BJP shared a video clip of the speech on its official X handle.
Nabin said that people have the right to oppose, but within democratic norms. He also highlighted how the country’s youths are known for innovation and creation.
“Because of their dedication, hard work and efforts, around two lakh startups have come up. The country aims to become a global IT hub,” the BJP president said.
“The anti-establishment campaigns we witnessed in our neighbouring countries can never be for the country’s youths, who will work in a disciplined manner to build the nation,” he said.
The CJP demanded union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on account of major exam lapses, including NEET paper leak and CBSE OSM chaos, over the past few weeks.
In a statement after the protest, the party set a deadline of seven days for Pradhan’s resignation and threatened a nationwide agitation if no action is taken.
“If we want to reset the education system, it must begin with the removal of the education minister. As long as he remains in office, we cannot begin the process of restoring the education system of this country. This is the beginning of a movement. If no action is taken within seven days, this movement will spread across the country,” the CJP said in its statement.
