Ratan Lal’s killing during the Delhi riots and the Republic Day tractor rally violence show how anti-police mobilisation can turn charged protests into direct threats for personnel tasked with maintaining law and order in Delhi.
Politically motivated X handles triggered widespread panic among NEET aspirants by spreading fake rumours of a re-exam paper leak and international test centres.
Osman Faizan Ali, who previously campaigned for AIMIM and Congress, has now latched onto the CJP phenomenon, using provocative social media content to inflame passions and mobilise Indian youth while remaining safely ensconced in the US, thousands of miles away from the consequences.
Many users focused on the T-shirt he wore, which read “Life s**ks but I s**k better,” while others began questioning his appearance, mannerisms and sexuality.
Notably, students in Lucknow had already planned a protest for 12th June 12 and Abhijeet Deepke deliberately chose the same date for his protest so that the assembled crowd could be portrayed as CJP's crowd. He appears to have done so, knowing that hardly 400-500 people arrived at Jantar Mantar on CJP’s call, while their Instagram page boasts more than 20 million followers.
Despite CJP’s 22 million social media following, its Jantar Mantar protest failed to draw crowds, while its Discord channel revealed repeated attempts to glorify Delhi Riots larger conspiracy accused Umar Khalid.