Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder and national convenor Abhijeet Deepke has made a big claim regarding the protest against NEET paper leak at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. He says that three policemen deployed on protest duty had taken a day off and reached there in support of the students. Deepke claimed that these policemen also met him and extended their support to the protest.
Abhijeet Deepke told News24 on Wednesday that the three policemen had come to him wearing caps, masks and glasses. Because his face was covered, he could not recognize him at first and got scared for some time. Later the policemen revealed their identities and talked to them separately.
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Abhijeet Deepke's full statement
According to Abhijeet Deepke, the three policemen told that they do duty at Jantar Mantar but have come on leave that day to support the protesters. He said, 'We policemen are on duty here but have come to support you. We removed ourselves from duty today. What you are doing is very good. Deepke told that a policeman also mentioned his daughter. According to him, the policeman's daughter studies in class 10th and he wants that his daughter also does not have to face the problems that other students are going through.
The CJP leader also talked about the financial condition of lower rank policemen deployed at the protest site. He said that he often looked at these policemen and wondered what their salary would be. Deepke mentioned the salary of around 30 thousand, 40 thousand and maximum up to 50 thousand rupees. He said that the cost of education and coaching of the children of these policemen can also be very high.