India, Aug. 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Bidhuri sparked controversy after he claimed "puncture banane wale aur tala banane wale" (those who fix tyre punctures and locksmiths) outnumbered students at the Jantar Mantar protest last month against examination paper leaks.

The former MP from South Delhi was speaking on Sunday at a "Gen Z Sammelan" organised by the BJP on Mehrauli-Badarpur (MB) Road, Tughlaqabad. "Between 20,000 to 50,000 children had been misled or manipulated into joining the (Jantar Mantar) protest," he said, adding, "Unemployed individuals and workers like puncture lagane wale and taala banane wale were present in greater numbers than students."

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