India, July 22 -- Bhagwan Dipke, father of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, on Tuesday lashed out at the union government over the police lathi-charge on students during the protest march in New Delhi on Monday.

The government had become arrogant and believed it was invincible, and this mindset reflected in its handling of the protest on Monday, Bhagwan Dipke told Hindustan Times over the phone from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. He referred to the violence witnessed during the march as "a government-orchestrated riot", and said though he was worried about his son's health and security, he would not urge Abhijeet to withdraw from the protest.

On Monday, thousands of protestors, mostly students, took to the streets in De...