New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday condemned the alleged police lathi-charge on student protesters in Jharkhand and expressed solidarity with student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is undergoing treatment in hospital following the incident. According to a statement issued by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Dipke spoke to Mahto over a video call while the student leader was hospitalised. The outfit claimed Mahto had been on a nine-day hunger strike before the police action and his condition deteriorated following the alleged lathi-charge. The CJP said Mahto was placed on oxygen support after developing severe chest pain and sustaining multiple injuries during the police action. During the video call, Mahto recounted the police action and the circumstances leading to his hospitalisation, the CJP statement said.