Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya was beaten up by some of the protestors for allegedly instigating them while savouring burger himself.
A video of the alleged assault went viral on social media. The video shows Dahiya being confronted by some men at a popular Delhi eatery.
One of the individuals who also recorded the video is heard asking Dahiya why he was at the eatery while others protesters were braving rain at the Jantar Mantar.
“You were eating a burger while we were protesting?” asked one of the individuals.
Meanwhile, the CJP has removed Dahiya as its spokesperson over “deeply insensitive and “unacceptable” conduct during the protest.
“We strongly condemn the deeply insensitive actions of our spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya, whose videos surfaced while peaceful protestors and our team were facing brutal police violence. Such conduct is unacceptable, shows a complete lack of judgment, and is wholly inconsistent with the values and principles of our movement,” the party said in a statement.
Clarifying his viral burger video, Dahiya had said that he was not being paid to attend the protest and that he was doing it to for the country.