The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sharpened its attack on the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), with BJP national president Nitin Nabin describing it as a “virus and cockroach" gang that wanted to weaken and divide the country. The remark comes as the CJP continues its protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET UG paper leak issue.
Addressing a public meeting at Warangal during his Telangana visit, Nabin alleged that groups such as the CJP were working against the country’s interests. “Virus and cockroach-like parties are emerging in the country. These are people who want to hollow out the nation. We need to pay attention to these viruses and cockroach-like people. This gang wants to divide the country," he said.
He added, “These are the people who belong to ‘tukde wale gang’, and the BJP will teach them a lesson. Every worker of the BJP will ensure this.”
The remarks mark the BJP’s strongest public attack yet on the CJP, whose protests in the national capital have drawn attention over the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the wake of the NEET UG paper leak controversy.
Later, while interacting with students at an engineering college near Hyderabad, Nabin said India’s Gen Z was not anti-establishment and was instead contributing to nation-building. Referring to debates around youth protests in other countries, he said, “There is a lot of debate around GenZs. People have told me that in many countries, youth have protested and they mention it as Gen-Z protests. Youth of India is not anti-establishment. India’s youth work towards nation’s development.”
During the Telangana visit, where he sought to prepare BJP workers for the Assembly elections due in about two years, Nabin also targeted the Congress government led by Revanth Reddy, alleging that the party had a history of failing to fulfil its promises.
He also took a swipe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying, “Congress leader Rahul baba (Rahul Gandhi) is a part-time politician. But BJP’s workers are full-time politicians.”
