Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s reaction to Rahul Gandhi exposes the Left’s selective outrage and its willingness to overlook student suffering when political allies are in the dock.
After days of dodging the Jharkhand protests, CJP's Abhijeet Dipke announced a visit only after accusations of selective activism and hypocrisy became impossible to ignore, raising fresh questions about whether the group's protests are driven by principle or political convenience.
The crowd at Jantar Mantar grew after police action over stone pelting. False claims and rumours spread online through the night, drawing more supporters to the site and worsening the law-and-order situation in central Delhi.
Whatever political advantage the CJP protestors and the so-called students are hoping for, it will inevitably be reaped by the Congress, AAP, Samajwadi Party, or even Chandrashekhar Ravan, to be used as capital for their next elections.
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.