New Delhi: Students at Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh booed state home minister Mama Natung over the weekend, when he brought up conspiracy theories about foreign intervention in India during a speech. Addressing the students on Saturday (October 31), Natung accused the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) of “diverting the mind” of the youth with help from “outsiders”, inviting angry reactions.Natung was addressing a gathering of students at an amphitheatre in Doimukh during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Tirap, Changlang, Longding and Namsai Students’ Union (TCLNSU) at the university when the incident occurred. A short video of the incident began circulating soon after.“…the CJP party, to divert the minds of our young generation, to ruin the country with outsiders….,” Natung began, inviting a roar of protest from his student audience. He initially tried to stop them, saying, “What is this?”The Bharatiya Janata Party leader then tried to convince the students that he was there “as their leader” to explain why “these things are happening”, meaning the CJP protests and the foreign intervention. He then began to praise India, saying “India is such a strong power that…”However, the students kept up their howling and jeering every time he talked about international conspiracies against India, forcing the minister to look towards the members of the dias in surprise. He tried to resume his speech, saying, “Brothers, listen again – a conspiracy is being hatched to rule the country…”Also read: Special | ‘Let Ane Siang Flow’: Why the BJP Govt Faces Anger in Arunachal PradeshStudents once again interrupted him, shouting even louder. Natung’s resumed speaking in a few seconds, again repeating, “There is a conspiracy being hatched…this is Pakistan’s conspiracy…this is America’s conspiracy…this is Bangladesh’s conspiracy.”Moments later, he said the Prime Minister was taking India’s name to “a great place”, once again attracting booing from the audience.“If the country remains, society will remain, if the country is good, the society will be good,” he said, “That is why this [CJP protest] is a foreign conspiracy to weaken India.”Referring to a conspiracy behind CJP sparked more screams in protest. Now, Natung said he felt it was his duty “as an elder brother” to warn the youth about the conspiracy. The youngsters now started chanting: “CJP! CJP!”At this point, the videos of the event end. The CJP shared a video of the incident on Monday (November 2):Arunachal Pradesh’s home minister got a reality check in real time 🔥Never mess with Cockroaches! 😎 https://t.co/P87bxjIQ0P— Cockroach Janta Party – CJP (@Cockroachisback) November 2, 2026