India, June 23 -- Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan "has the blood of 17 students on his hands," Abhijeet Dipke said, hitting back at the union minister's "B team of disruptive elements" remark at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

Dipke's sharp attack at the minister came hours after Pradhan, in an interview, launched a scathing attack at the satirical outfit, which has been protesting over the NEET paper leak.

"Dharmendra Pradhan calls us terrorists. But the irony is that he is the one with the blood of more than 17 students on his hands," Dipke wrote on X. He accused the minister of failing to address alleged irregularities in the country's examination system.

Pradhan, earlier, strongly criticised the protesters and accused opposi...