Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to forgive students accused of using abusive language during the Jantar Mantar protest, asking whether the message of compassion would also result in the withdrawal of police cases filed against them.
The remarks came after Prime Minister Modi shared a selfie-style video on his official social media accounts, where he urged society to forgive the students instead of subjecting them to prolonged legal proceedings. Reacting to the video, Abhijeet Dipke questioned whether the government’s stand would go beyond words and be reflected in legal action.
In a post on social media, Abhijeet Dipke wrote:
“Fraand, sirf reel par hi maaf karoge ya cases bhi wapas loge? (Friend, will you forgive them only through reels, or will you also withdraw the cases?)”
Abhijeet Dipke Responds After PM Modi Calls for Compassion
The Prime Minister’s remarks came after a case was registered against a 15-year-old protester from Noida for allegedly using derogatory language against him during the demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Addressing the issue in his video, PM Modi said:
“Today I just feel like talking to you. The country and the world have witnessed what happened at Jantar Mantar. Some mischievous children used very crude and abusive language, words that do not befit any civilised society. I was personally abused, and even my late mother was subjected to abuse. It was a truly ugly spectacle.”
While condemning the language used during the protest, the Prime Minister said young people who make mistakes should be guided rather than permanently judged.
He added:
“Punishing them, dragging them through court proceedings, and harassing them in society, none of this will change the situation. I want to forgive them. Society, too, should accept this.”
Reacting to the statement, Abhijeet Dipke maintained that forgiveness should not remain limited to a social media message if legal cases against the protesters continue.
Abhijeet Dipke Raises Questions Over Police Action
This is not the first time Abhijeet Dipke has criticised the police action taken against protesters. In an earlier video shared by CJP on X, he alleged that authorities were applying the law selectively.
Referring to abusive language used by certain social media users, Abhijeet Dipke said:
“If you are registering cases for abusing, when will cases be registered against those BJP IT Cell people who have been using abusive language for women online for years?”
He further alleged that several users associated with the BJP had repeatedly targeted women online.
“They have been using all kinds of words, not respecting women from any angle. And they proudly wrote in their bio, ‘Followed by PM Modi’. Such people have abused girls. When will the case be filed against them?”
Questioning the legal action taken over abusive remarks, Abhijeet Dipke argued that if similar standards were applied uniformly, action should also be taken against those who allegedly use offensive language on social media and in political discourse.
He said:
“If cases are to be filed for abusing, the highest number of cases will be filed against the BJP’s IT Cell, because they are the ones who have abused women the most. And it will be against BJP’s leaders, who have used bad language for years, even inside the Parliament.”
In a post accompanying the video, the party also asked:
“Will an FIR be filed against all those IT Cell members who have been abusing women for the last several years?”
Abhijeet Dipke Earlier Reacted to PM Modi’s Anti-Paper Leak Video
The latest remarks are part of a series of public responses by Abhijeet Dipke to the Prime Minister’s social media posts. A day earlier, after PM Modi shared a video highlighting the recently enacted anti-paper leak law, Dipke commented on Instagram:
“Your skin is brighter than the country’s future.”
The Prime Minister had described the legislation as a major step towards strengthening the country’s examination system.
With Abhijeet Dipke once again questioning the government’s response, the debate has now shifted from the language used during the Jantar Mantar protest to whether the legal cases registered against the protesters should continue or be withdrawn following the Prime Minister’s appeal for forgiveness.