Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta challenged CJP to protest the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh in Punjab. She accused the outfit of serving AAP's agenda while disrupting Delhi over electoral roll revision.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (Credits: PTI)
New Delhi,Oct 14, 2026 13:33 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday accused the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) of acting as the “B-Team” of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and challenged it to protest in Punjab over the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh, also known as Jhota.
At a press conference, Gupta also accused Opposition parties and other organisations of working with foreign elements to harm India. She criticised the CJP for protesting at Jantar Mantar and targeted the Congress and AAP over their opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Gupta alleged that the CJP avoided raising issues in Opposition-ruled states and challenged the outfit to demonstrate in Punjab, where Singh was shot dead in a busy market in Mansa district on October 13. Singh was known for speaking out against drug abuse and the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops. “Why do they act like the B-Team of AAP and work only on agendas suited to the party?” Gupta asked.
She also criticised the CJP for insisting on holding protests at Jantar Mantar, which was recently removed from the list of designated protest sites. She accused the outfit of deliberately inconveniencing Delhi residents and trying to “destroy” the city.
Some CJP leaders breached barricades and entered the Jantar Mantar area on Tuesday despite the change in its status. They raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.
REKHA GUPTA TARGETS CONGRESS, AAP OVER SIR
Gupta criticised the Congress and AAP for opposing the electoral roll revision exercise, claiming they had not raised similar concerns in states where they had won elections.
She said the Congress and other organisations felt rejected by voters after their electoral losses, arguing that the public was satisfied with the Modi government's development work and India's progress.
“This is the reason why they are trying to harm the country in collusion with foreign elements who envy India,” Gupta alleged. “They are hurt after losing power and are hence troubling the whole country for their political ambitions.”
Gupta also claimed that protests had caused Delhi losses worth thousands of crores of rupees and inconvenienced traders and other residents.
Defending the SIR exercise, she said it was not being conducted for the first time in the country. “This is not the first time the SIR happened in the country: it was conducted in 2002 by the Election Commission,” she said.
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With PTI inputs