India, Aug. 2 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to move beyond social media gestures and direct the police to withdraw cases against student protestors.

"Don't just offer forgiveness on Instagram; direct the police to withdraw the cases as well. Withdraw the cases filed against these students," Dipke told ANI.

Demanding a formal apology for the police action against students on July 20, Dipke stated that the PM's "forgiveness" cannot be discussed until the government acknowledges the "brutality" inflicted upon protesters.

"PM Modi should apologise to the students who were subjected to a lathicharge on July 20, those who suffered head injuries, pellet gun wounds, and serious injuri...