Delhi Police Say They Won't Stop Jantar Mantar Protest, Trying To Shift Protesters To Burari Ground

Published 20 July 2026 · local

Delhi Police Say They Won't Stop Jantar Mantar Protest, Trying To Shift Protesters To Burari Ground Published By:,, Last Updated: July 20, 2026, 22:19 IST

Delhi Police Say They Won't Stop Jantar Mantar Protest, Trying To Shift Protesters To Burari Ground Published By:,, Last Updated: July 20, 2026, 22:19 IST Delhi Police won't stop Jantar Mantar protests, but will act against lawbreakers. Protesters demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over NEET-UG paper leak. Union Minister JP Nadda meets CJP members (Credits X/ Sourav Das) Delhi Police will not stop protesters from staging their protest at Jantar Mantar, senior police officers told CNN-News18’s Ananya Bhatnagar, on Monday. The officers said only those who break law and order at the protest site will face strict action. Delhi Police is trying to move the protesters to Burari Ground instead of Jantar Mantar, the officers said. But the chances of the protesters agreeing to the move are very low, with the protesters unlikely to move from Jantar Mantar, the officers added. Delhi Police allowed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke to return to Jantar Mantar, the officers said.

If Delhi Police had wanted, it could have stopped the protesters sitting at Kerala House from going back to Jantar Mantar. It chose not to. Some police officers had tried to remove the tents at Jantar Mantar. But they got a call from Delhi Police headquarters telling them the tents must not be removed, the officers said. Delhi Police had earlier sealed roads leading to Parliament, barricaded the Jantar Mantar site from all sides and imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The protest began on 6 June as a satirical youth movement. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the 2026 NEET-UG paper leak and irregularities in CBSE’s on-screen marking process. Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike at the site since 28 June, which widened the protest’s support base to include senior citizens and social organisations.

Monday marked the first day of Parliament’s monsoon session. CJP spokespersons met Union Minister JP Nadda for talks earlier in the day. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Key Questions Answered Will protesters agree to shift to Burari Ground? The chances of protesters agreeing to shift from Jantar Mantar to Burari Ground are very low, with protesters unlikely to move. Delhi Police is attempting to persuade protesters to move to Burari Ground. What are the key demands of the Jantar Mantar protest? The key demands of the Jantar Mantar protest include the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak. Protesters are also demonstrating against alleged irregularities in the CBSE's on-screen marking system for board exams. How might the monsoon session impact the protest? The monsoon session of Parliament has led to heightened security and prohibitory orders in Delhi, impacting the protest at Jantar Mantar.