CJP Parliament March LIVE UPDATES: Police Ask Protesters to Vacate Jantar Mantar as Crowd Swells
The rally followed Sonam Wangchuk’s police pickup and drew opposition leaders and celebrities as Delhi Police barred marches without permission.
- On Monday, thousands of Cockroach Janta Party protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar, preparing to march to Parliament despite Delhi Police prohibitory orders banning public assemblies of five or more people.
- The movement intensified after activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar on Saturday and hospitalized against his will. Protesters demand accountability for the deaths of 20+ students by suicide and ₹1 crore relief per family.
- Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia joined the demonstration as authorities closed nearby Delhi Metro stations citing security reasons. Protesters formed human chains to prevent fasting students from hospital transfer.
- Wangchuk stated he would end his hunger strike if political leaders assure him they will "raise the issue of education accountability" during Parliament session. The CJP demanded his immediate release from the hospital.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged authorities are "planning something heinous" to allow goons to disrupt the protest, sharing video evidence purportedly showing trucks loaded with stones near Jantar Mantar.
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Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered in Delhi for their proposed "Chalo Sansad" march on the first day of the monsoon session of the Parliament on Monday, despite police denying permission for the protest. The police resorted to a 'lathi-charge' as the CJP supporters converged at Jantar Mantar to protest against alleged irregularities in NEET the national entrance test for medical colleges and to demand the resign…
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