{"id":5356,"date":"2026-07-26T13:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:15:21","slug":"misrepresents-statement-mea-fact-checks-viral-claim-on-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswals-remarks-on-cjp-protests-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5356","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Misrepresents statement&#8217;: MEA fact-checks viral claim on spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal&#8217;s remarks on CJP protests | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132640030,imgsize-43150,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-run-terminal-in-chabahar-port-not-hit-in-us-strikes-says-mea.jpg\" alt=\"'Misrepresents statement': MEA fact-checks viral claim on spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal's remarks on CJP protests\" title=\"MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal\">MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday termed as &#8220;misleading&#8221; a social media post claiming that ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said there was no foreign funding behind the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led youth protest in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The CJP stir, followed by demonstrations in other parts of the country, led to the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET (UG) question paper leak and other related issues.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;The post is misleading and misrepresents the statement of the spokesperson,&#8221; the MEA&#8217;s fact-check unit wrote on X, referring to the statement attributed to Jaiswal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>It also shared Jaiswal&#8217;s actual response to a query on allegations of foreign funding behind the CJP-led demonstrations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qkqxz\">\n<h2>CJP Jantar Mantar Protest Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Madhu, regarding the point you raised about allegations of foreign funding and other such claims in connection with the ongoing protests, I would like to say that I do not have any information on this matter to share with you at this time,&#8221; he replied during a weekly media briefing on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The clarification came in response to a viral post on X claiming that Jaiswal had said, &#8220;I have been asked about the funding of the CJP protest many a time. I want to say that our intelligence &amp; investigation reveals there is no foreign funding in it.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>CJP, an online satirical platform, was formed following a remark by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, in which he described a section of unemployed youth as &#8220;cockroaches.&#8221; The CJI later clarified that he had been misquoted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The allegations of foreign funding have largely been linked to the fact that Abhijit Dipke, who founded the outfit, is a former student of Boston University. <!-- -->Dipke founded CJP in Boston and returned to India in June to lead its demonstrations seeking accountability over the NEET (UG) paper leak in May.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Do you believe the claims of foreign funding behind the CJP protests are justified?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/do-you-believe-the-claims-of-foreign-funding-behind-the-cjp-protests-are-justified\/pollopinions\/132641538.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The demonstrations peaked on July 20 with the group&#8217;s &#8220;Chalo Sansad&#8221; march to Parliament, where protesters faced police action. The crackdown drew criticism from opposition parties, while the police maintained that the protest had turned violent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The 37-day-long agitation culminated in Pradhan&#8217;s resignation on Saturday afternoon. 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