‘Stop Laying Siege’: CJP Alleges Delhi Police Are Blocking Citizens and Essential Supplies From Reaching Jantar Mantar
The party says police are preventing food, water and medicine from reaching protesters demanding action on alleged exam paper leaks and recruitment failures.
- On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party accused Delhi Police of imposing a "siege" at Jantar Mantar, alleging officers are unlawfully detaining citizens and obstructing essential supplies like food and medicine.
- Thousands of students, parents, and teachers have protested at Jantar Mantar for over a month, demanding accountability for examination paper leaks and recruitment failures while the CJP agitates for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
- Police tracked food packaging to local eateries on Thursday, with officers querying bulk orders; owners claimed staff were summoned to police stations, creating what they described as an "intimidating environment."
- Delhi Traffic Police posted a "traffic advisory" on X regarding prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS, 2023, denying a food delivery ban but advising platforms to regulate operations in the restricted area.
- CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka reiterated demands for police to uphold constitutional rights to peaceful assembly, insisting "no authority has the constitutional right to starve, isolate or lay siege to peaceful citizens.
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CJP Issues Food Appeal for Protesters at Jantar Mantar Amid Ongoing NEET-UG Agitation
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI): Protest organisers on Saturday appealed to supporters to send food to the Jantar Mantar protest site, saying supplies were urgently needed for those continuing the agitation over alleged irregularities in public examinations. In a post
Stop laying siege at Jantar Mantar: CJP urges Delhi Police to stop detaining, intimidating people
The Cockroach Janta Party alleges Delhi Police is restricting access to its Jantar Mantar protest. They demand authorities stop detaining citizens and preventing essential supplies from reaching demonstrators. The party claims police actions create an atmosphere of fear and siege around the protest site. Jantar Mantar is described as India's designated space for peaceful democratic dissent. The CJP urges the Commissioner of Police to withdraw un…
Jantar Mantar not a prison; desist from unlawfully detaining protestors: CJP to Delhi Police
Addressing the Delhi Police Commissioner, CJP appealed to issue directions to all police officers, “to cease and desist from unlawfully detaining, intimidating” and to stop obstructing the the supply of food and essential items from reaching Jantar Mantar
CJP Accuses Delhi Police Of 'Siege' At Jantar Mantar, Alleges Food, Water Supplies Blocked
<p>The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday accused the Delhi Police of imposing what it described as a "siege" around Jantar Mantar, alleging that authorities were unlawfully detaining citizens and obstructing the supply of food, drinking water, medicines and other essentials to protesters participating in the ongoing agitation over the alleged NEET paper leak.</p> <p>In a strongly worded statement, the CJP urged the Delhi Police to immediat…
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