‘Like dancing at someone’s funeral’: BJP on CJP leaders’ Dharmendra Pradhan resignation party video

A video of CJP spokespersons Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka celebrating Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation after weeks of protest by students irked the ruling BJP, which questioned their conduct immediately after the Jantar Mantar movement.

Sharing a video of celebrations by CJP leaders and supporters, BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya said that while everyone deserves to unwind and celebrate after a hard day’s work, there should be a time and place for it.

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“When a movement is presented as a fight for justice for students, including those whose deaths by suicide are invoked as its moral foundation, scenes of dancing and what appears to be a celebratory party immediately afterwards strike a jarring contrast,” he said.

Calling CJP leaders’ celebrations after Pradhan’sresignation “deeply insensitive”, Malviya said it was like “dancing at someone’s funeral while claiming to mourn their loss.”

Earlier, a video of Vijeta Dahiya (sacked CJP spokesperson) dancing on stage had gone viral. Dahiya was sacked by the CJP after another video of himself having a burger during the Parliament march went viral.

Malviya said that after Vijeta Dahiya, visuals showing CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke’s group, including Sourav, Ranka and others, celebrating raise uncomfortable questions.

“What message does this send to the thousands of young people who came to Jantar Mantar believing they were part of a solemn movement for educational reform?” the BJP leader asked.

Malviya stated that the celebration video appears to show that the protest ended in celebration rather than reflection.

“Those who joined in good faith deserve to ask whether their emotions were used for a political campaign rather than a genuine student movement,” he said, adding, “the youth of this country deserve sincerity, not spectacle.”