One narrative for Assam, another for Punjab on women’s safety: The monkey balancing of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has showcased how distinct political narratives can be created around similar events. The basic criteria to determine whom to blame depend on the political dispensation in a particular State.

Dipke, who previously worked with the Aam Aadmi Party, gave a verdict on women’s safety following a heinous crime of rape and murder of a Hindu woman by Ashiq Ali in Guwahati.

“The police harass people all the time but don’t show urgency when it comes to women’s safety. Despite protests, not a single person who is sitting on the throne of power has squeaked a word,” the Boston ‘graduate’ claimed on Sunday (27th September) while speaking to CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka.

The AAP loyalist had made it clear that the police and the government in power need to be held accountable when it comes to the issue of women’s safety. This was his response when it came to the Guwahati case, where the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government is in power.

This was a fair ask, since law and order is under the purview of the State government. But Abhijeet Dipke had a very contrasting response when it came to women’s safety in AAP-ruled Punjab.

Instead of questioning the failure of the Punjab police and the Bhagwant Mann-led government over the rape case at the Lovely Professional University, he went on a monologue about how the blame lies with society.

He tweeted, “A university campus should be one of the safest places for a woman. If women don’t feel safe even inside their hostels, we have a serious problem. It’s 2026. Women should not have to protest, plead or fight for something as basic as their safety.”

Coincidentally, there was no mention of the Punjab police or the Mann government.

Later, in an Instagram video, he claimed, “If women have to protest for basic freedom in 2026, then we should be ashamed. Shame on us if a woman has to think before going out at 11 pm. We will go to police or government later. If a girl is hesitating, then she knows how men are in the society. We should take ownership first before blaming it on the police or the government.”

This act of monkey balancing and self-introspection was not suggested by Dipke when talking about the Guwahati case. Clearly, he had to champion a different narrative for Punjab to remain in the good books of the Aam Aadmi Party that catapulted his rise to fame.

The development comes a month after the CJP spokespersons carried out a PR campaign for the Punjab government in the name of ‘school audit.’

Written by OpIndia Staff
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