‘When will the old people decide…’ Controversial statement of Cockroach Janata Party’s Abhijeet Deepke on Anna Hazare, war started on social media

Political Desk: Political temperature is already heated in the country regarding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the paper leak issue, but in the meantime, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Deepke, who is leading the movement, has given such a controversial statement regarding social activist Anna Hazare, which has created a new controversy. After his statement, a heated debate has erupted from social media to political circles.

"People aged 60-70 should retire and sit in the ashram." – Abhijeet Deepke, who has been protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar for the last 18 days, had come to join a demonstration of students in his home district Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. During this time, when journalists asked him whether he would meet Anna Hazare regarding this movement, he flatly refused. Deepke said in a harsh tone, "no way! I think the youth should now take things into their own hands. People who have turned 60-70 should retire—be it politics or activism. They should go and sit in the ashram. This is a question of our future, the future of the students, let us decide. How long will old people continue to make our decisions?"

People got angry on the statement, surrounded Deepke regarding Sonam Wangchuk. After this statement of Abhijeet Deepke, he is being heavily criticized on social media. Users are calling him a hypocrite on his ‘age shaming’ statement. People say that on one hand Deepke is talking about sidelining the elders and Anna Hazare, while on the other hand he is putting forward 59-60 year old Sonam Wangchuk for his movement and getting her to go on a hunger strike. People raised questions, "If you don’t want to take inspiration from the elders, then why don’t you sit on a fast yourself? Why are you pushing Wangchuk forward?"

Sonam Wangchuk’s fast at Jantar Mantar, her weight is falling rapidly. Let us tell you that the demonstration of Cockroach Janata Party at Jantar Mantar in Delhi has reached its 18th day on Tuesday (7 July 2026). Veteran environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike for the last 10 days in support of the movement. Due to continuous fast, his health is deteriorating and till now his weight has reduced by 6.9 kg, due to which the concerns of his supporters have increased.