New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke will eventually enter electoral politics and contest elections on a Bhim Army ticket, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on Tuesday, adding that every mass movement produces political leaders.
The movement still considers Prime Minister Narendra Modi its leader and looks to him to resolve its issues, the MP from Godda in Jharkhand, said.
“Every movement has produced political leaders. The JP movement produced leaders, including Lalu Prasad Yadav. Arvind Kejriwal also emerged from Anna Hazare’s movement,” news agency PTI quoted Dubey as saying in the Parliament House complex.
“Abhijeet Dipke may also contest elections in the future. Even in Nepal, those associated with the Gen Z movement eventually joined a political party. Similarly, Abhijeet Dipke will join a political party. I can say with certainty that he will contest elections on a Bhim Army ticket,” he said, as reported by The Times of India.
There was chaos in New Delhi on Monday after thousands of people joined the CJP’s “Chalo Sansad” march, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak and other irregularities in the education system.
The Dipke-led CJP began its protest against alleged irregularities in the country’s examination system at Jantar Mantar on June 20. The protest gained momentum after activist Sonam Wangchuk began an indefinite hunger strike in its support on June 28.
Supporters of the Bhim Army were among those raising slogans around Dipke, Dubey claimed.
“Those raising slogans around Abhijeet Dipke are supporters of the Bhim Army and those who opposed the CAA, including those associated with the long protest in Okhla. Their agenda is clear,” the BJP MP charged.
He also said PM Modi spoke about issues concerning the youth during the NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday.
“This movement still considers Prime Minister Modi its leader. If the youth still have faith in anyone, it is Prime Minister Modi. The youth associated with this movement have repeatedly said only one thing — convey to the prime minister that there should be transparency in these matters and that those responsible should face the strictest possible punishment. Prime Minister Modi also spoke about this in his address today,” Dubey said.
The MP also said that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s remark about PM Modi being the “biggest anti-national in the country” did not merit a response.
“If someone walking on the road makes a comment, will the prime minister respond to that? Should the prime minister react to every such statement,” he said, accusing Kejriwal of failing to address the drug menace in Punjab.
“What good work is Arvind Kejriwal doing? You know the condition of Punjab. What has he done for Punjab? If Punjab has become a centre of drugs, if the youth are dying and the entire state is suffering, then who is responsible for it,” the MP asked.
“The Lokpal movement came because of Anna Hazare. But while Kejriwal was chief minister, did he ever go to meet Anna Hazare? Was the Lokpal implemented? Was a Lokpal appointed in Delhi? What kind of people are you talking about?” he said.
Dubey also hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his statement that the PM should apologise to students for alleged police brutality against them during the CJP protest. The Congress should instead apologise for several incidents during its rule, he said.
“Indira Gandhi and her family should apologise for the Emergency imposed in 1975. An apology should be sought for the way the Anna Hazare movement was suppressed and how young protesters were lathi-charged,” he said.