What will they gain?: Actor and BJP MP Hema Malini reacts to CJP protests in Delhi
The first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session saw protests spill onto the streets of central Delhi, with clashes breaking out between demonstrators and security forces
The first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session saw protests spill onto the streets of central Delhi, with clashes breaking out between demonstrators and security forces during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) 'Sansad Chalo' march. Reacting to the protests, BJP MP and actor Hema Malini questioned what protesters hoped to achieve by disrupting proceedings. She said such matters should be resolved through dialogue rather than demonstrations, adding she did not want to comment extensively on the issue and added that the government would take an appropriate stand. Read Full Story "Unko disturb karke, unko aap involve kara rahe hai in cheezo mein toh unko kya milega, You should be happy to do something good (If you disturb them and drag them into these matters, what do you expect them to gain?
You should be happy to do something good)," Hema Malini said. "Iss Vishay me mai jyada bolna nahi chahungi jiske liye kya stand lena hai, yeh humari Sarkar barabar legi (I do not wish to say much more on this subject; our government will certainly take the appropriate stand)," she added. Watch the clip here #WATCH | Monsoon session of Parliament | Delhi: BJP MP Hema Malini says, “If there is a problem, it should be discussed properly. Protesting in this manner won't achieve anything. As for the country's youth and the education system, our Modi government has always stood by them pic.twitter.com/4HQqf90fqk— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2026 The 77-year-old actor also referred to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir theft issue and said those who had committed wrongdoing would be punished, regardless of who they were.
She said several people had already been sent to jail and added that the government would ensure justice was served. All about CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' protest The CJP had called for the march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament to demand education reforms and seek the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. The protest coincided with the opening day of the Monsoon Session, prompting heightened security arrangements across central Delhi and around the Parliament complex. Demonstrators and police clashed repeatedly as protesters attempted to move beyond the security barricades. Security forces deployed tear gas shells, carried out lathi charges and brought in anti-riot vehicles as authorities worked to contain the situation.
With the Monsoon Session under way inside Parliament, security was tightened across the area. Ends
