The post has gained attention as Dipke and the CJP have appealed to opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, to join the protest and extend their support.
A four-year-old social media post by Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has gone viral, in which he appears to be critical of the leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s mega ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in 2022.
The post has gone viral at a time when opposition leaders are lining up to support the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, as well as activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, which entered its 19th day on Thursday. Follow live updates related to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike here.
It also comes after the CJP itself said it had contacted leaders across party lines, including Rahul Gandhi, and invited them to Jantar Mantar to show support for the protesting students.
Dipke’s old post on Rahul Gandhi goes viral
Dipke’s post on X, dated September 8, 2022, has gone viral on the social media platform. He had responded to a journalist’s post about Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and described the march as a “travel vlog”.
For the unversed, the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ was a mega march organised by the Congress party and led by Rahul Gandhi. It covered more than 3,500 km across 12 states and two union territories.
Responding to the post about the march, Dipke wrote on X, “Rahul Gandhi’s #BharatJodoYatra will end up as nothing more than a travel vlog.”
Rahul Gandhi’s #BharatJodoYatra will end up as nothing more than a travel vlog. https://t.co/vTOE8jyfBu
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) September 8, 2022
The post has gained particular attention recently, as Dipke and the CJP have appealed to opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, to join the protest and extend their support.
Social media users react to Dipke’s post
Netizens flooded the replies section, helping the post go viral. One user wrote, “Criticising someone is easy until u face the same situation”.
Another user wrote, “Before asking Rahul Gandhi to join your hunger strike, ask yourself one question. Where were you when he was walking 3,750 km across India to challenge the BJP? Those who mocked him then have no right to seek his support now.”