Abhijeet Dipke Slams Kangana Ranaut Over Gen Z Remarks, Warns of NEET Protests

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday dismissed BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s recent comments about Generation Z, stating that “no one takes her seriously.” The rebuttal came as Dipke simultaneously warned that his party would soon launch a fresh round of protests if the government failed to change its approach toward students demonstrating over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.

Dipke’s remarks followed a statement by CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das, who had alleged that the Centre promised to withdraw FIRs registered against student protesters in Delhi and other BJP- or NDA-governed states, but failed to provide written confirmation by the deadline. Das threatened a nationwide protest unless the commitment materialized.

Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal backed the proposed agitation, questioning why ministers had publicly stated the FIRs would be withdrawn if the promise was not honored. The political exchanges unfolded against the backdrop of a Supreme Court order directing states to release arrested students below 18, provided they had no criminal antecedents, while allowing investigations to continue.

Political Posturing Amid Mounting Student Pressure

The verbal sparring highlights how both established opposition figures and newer political groups are capitalising on student discontent over the NEET controversy. Dipke’s dismissal of Ranaut—often cast as a polarising cultural warrior—serves to paint the ruling BJP as out of touch with young India, while the protest threat signals that CJP intends to keep pressure on the Centre’s handling of the paper leak fallout.

Kejriwal’s swift endorsement of the proposed agitation also underscores an emerging, if informal, coalition among opposition voices aiming to embarrass the government on a sensitive youth- and fairness-driven issue. However, without written commitments from the Centre, the student protests risk being reduced to a political chess match, with no immediate resolution for those who were arrested or for the broader demand of a transparent examination system.