Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Dipke Targets BJP After Bhagwat’s Hinduism Remarks In New York
Mohan Bhagwat is the leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS.
At an event in New York, he spoke about who can be considered a Hindu.
He said that someone who believes Muslims should not live in India will not remain a Hindu.
Abhijeet Dipke, who leads the Cockroach Janta Party, reacted to these comments.
He criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP.
Dipke said the BJP seems to think it is more important than the RSS.
He said the BJP should listen carefully to Bhagwat.
The comments created a political debate about the relationship between the BJP and the RSS.
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dipke was responding to remarks by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
Bhagwat said a Hindu who believes Muslims should not be in India will not remain a Hindu.
Dipke said the BJP thinks it has become bigger than the RSS.
He urged the BJP to pay attention to what the RSS chief has said.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, Mohan Bhagwat, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
- What
- Dipke criticized the BJP after Bhagwat said that a Hindu who wants Muslims excluded from India will not remain a Hindu.
- When
- Sunday; Bhagwat’s remarks were made at an event in New York.
- Where
- New York, with the political reaction concerning India.
- Why
- Dipke was responding to a reporter’s question about Bhagwat’s remarks.
Dipke’s Criticism
Bhagwat’s Stated Position
BJP-RSS relationship
Dipke’s Criticism
Abhijeet Dipke said the BJP believes it has become bigger than the RSS and should listen to its chief.
Bhagwat’s Stated Position
Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks presented a position on Hindu identity that Dipke said the BJP should heed; no direct BJP response was provided.
Muslims in India
Dipke’s Criticism
Dipke invoked Bhagwat’s statement while criticizing the BJP’s approach.
Bhagwat’s Stated Position
Bhagwat said that a Hindu who believes Muslims should not be in India will not remain a Hindu.
- Speaker
- Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Political critic
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party
- Main criticism
- Dipke said the BJP thinks it has become bigger than the RSS.
- Bhagwat’s statement
- He said a Hindu who believes there should be no Muslims in India will not remain a Hindu.
- Event location
- New York
- Requested action
- Dipke said the BJP should pay heed to Bhagwat’s remarks.