'We Endured Your brutality....': CJP Protesters Confront Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar
Opposition parties condemned police use of tear gas and batons as leaders visited injured protesters and called for a parliamentary debate on exam irregularities.
- On Tuesday, NCP president Sharad Pawar and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal visited the Cockroach Janta Party protest site at Jantar Mantar, a day after the police crackdown, extending support to the agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations.
- Monday's police action at Jantar Mantar saw authorities deploy tear gas shells, batons and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters, with more than 650 students from Maharashtra reporting excessive force and denial of basic supplies like water.
- Kejriwal visited Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where one injured protester remained in intensive care. Student leaders condemned the police actions as 'inhumane,' calling for an independent inquiry and demanding restoration of food and water access.
- Opposition MPs demanded a special Parliament discussion on the incident, with a Left party delegation calling on Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address the crackdown. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra alleged the Centre did not know 'how to handle people who are not scared of them.'
- Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut pledged continued opposition support, stating 'The fire lit at Jantar Mantar will not be extinguished. We will join the hunger strike if needed.' The CJP-led agitation, begun June 20, continues demanding education reforms and resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Even the well-heeled Gen Z joined the protest at Jantar Mantar. I found out why
Delhi Protest News: Well-heeled teenagers who could have stayed home have chosen to stand in the rain, breathe tear gas and risk a lathicharge while marching from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. That, perhaps, is a break in the pattern and reveals something might have shifted.
CJP protest in Delhi LIVE: The protest that began at Jantar Mantar against the education system and the NEET exam scam has now spread across the country. During the march to Parliament, clashes broke out between protesters and police, resulting in several people being detained. Police also detained Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday evening. Following this, the Congress party accused the government of repression, while the government accused the opposition…
Pawar, Kejriwal, other oppn leaders visit Jantar Mantar after crackdown; back CJP protest
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Several opposition leaders including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal visited the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest site at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday, a day after the police crackdown on its ‘Sansad Chalo’ march, and extended support to the agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations. […]
CJP protestors seen cleaning Jantar Mantar site, day after police action for Chalo Sansad march
The viral videos showed early morning scenes at Jantar Mantar, showing protesters cleaning littered, wet grounds with brooms and trash bags amid tents and makeshift shelters.
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