Political sparring between the BJP and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) intensified on Tuesday following ‘virus’ remarks by BJP chief Nitin Nabin. Meanwhile, the CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi entered its 11th day on Tuesday with activist Sonam Wangchuk continuing his indefinite hunger strike, even as the doctor reported a drop in his blood sugar level.On the third day of Wangchuk’s fast, Dr Satish Lamba, who is monitoring his health, said his blood sugar level had fallen to 66 mg/dL, even as his other vital parameters remained stable. According to Lamba, his temperature was normal, blood pressure was 117/60 mmHg, oxygen saturation stood at 96 per cent, and pulse rate was 92 per minute.The medical update assumed significance after claims surfaced on social media alleging that Wangchuk had broken his fast by consuming chicken soup. Dismissing the allegation, Lamba said the blood sugar reading itself contradicted such claims.“If that had happened, his fasting blood sugar would not have been as low as 66. Even if someone argues this is a random reading because he has been drinking water, it still stands at 66,” he said.Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28 as part of the CJP’s campaign demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.The health update came a day after BJP national chief Nitin Nabin mounted a sharp attack on the CJP, describing those associated with the outfit as part of a “virus” and “tukde gang” seeking to weaken the country.Addressing a public meeting on Monday at Warangal in Telangana, Nabin alleged that groups such as the CJP were working against the country’s interests. “Virus and cockroach-like parties are emerging in the country. We need to pay attention to these viruses and cockroach-like people, who want to divide the country,” he said.Nabin further said, “These are the people who belong to ‘tukde wale gang’, and the BJP will teach them a lesson. Every worker of the BJP will ensure this.”Responding to Nabin’s remarks, Dipke accused the ruling party of attempting to delegitimise a protest centred on students’ concerns.“The Education Minister allegedly called us terrorists. Now the BJP president is calling us a virus. We are only raising issues concerning students and seeking accountability over examination irregularities,” Dipke said, adding that the CJP was “actually the vaccine for the virus”.The exchange marks a further escalation in the confrontation between the BJP and the CJP, whose protest at Jantar Mantar began on June 20 and has since evolved from demonstrations over the examination controversy to Wangchuk’s ongoing hunger strike.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday alleged that heavy police deployment at Jantar Mantar had restricted access to the protest venue“The police are not allowing people to enter, and many of our core team members are being denied entry,” Dipke said in a post on XThere was no immediate response from the Delhi Police