After CJP, Who's Next? E Delhi Cops Plan Protest At Jantar Mantar Over Violence Against Police
After CJP, Who's Next? E Delhi Cops Plan Protest At Jantar Mantar Over Violence Against Police Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 17:04 IST
After CJP, Who's Next? E Delhi Cops Plan Protest At Jantar Mantar Over Violence Against Police Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 17:04 IST The association requested permission to stage the sit-in from 11 am to 5 pm, saying the protest aims to boost the morale of police personnel who were injured during the protest. Rapid Read Investigations have uncovered several specific profiles involved in generating or amplifying the abusive material during the demonstration at Jantar Mantar on July 19 and 20. (File photo: AFP) Just days after the month-long Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation ended with the resignation of former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Jantar Mantar could once again become the site of a protest—this time by retired Delhi Police personnel. The Delhi Police Mahasangh, an association of retired gazetted and non-gazetted police officers, has sought permission from Delhi Police to hold a peaceful dharna at Jantar Mantar on July 31 in solidarity with police personnel injured after violence broke out during the CJP’s protest march to Parliament last week. In a letter addressed to Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, the association requested permission to stage the sit-in from 11 am to 5 pm, saying the protest aims to boost the morale of police personnel who were injured while maintaining law and order during the protests, news agency PTI reported. The retired officers have also demanded strict legal action against those they described as “habitual offenders, anti-social elements, gangsters and violent instigators" allegedly responsible for attacking police personnel and damaging public property during the clashes.
According to Delhi Police, more than 200 police personnel were injured during the Parliament march, while over 65 protesters were also hurt. Police have also claimed that more than 15 police vehicles were damaged and alleged that anti-social elements infiltrated the otherwise peaceful student protest and attacked security personnel. Meanwhile, association president and former Assistant Commissioner of Police Ved Bhushan clarified that the proposed protest was not against students who had demonstrated peacefully. “We are saying that no action should be taken against the students who were peacefully protesting there. But action must be taken against those who were involved in using criminal force and stone pelting on police personnel, damaging vehicles, and must be arrested," he told PTI, adding that police had identified over 2,800 people with criminal records allegedly linked to the violence. The organisers have assured Delhi Police that the dharna will remain within the designated protest area at Jantar Mantar, with no march towards Parliament or Central Vista, no temporary structures, no weapons and no disruption to traffic or public movement. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing petitions on the police action on July 20, made some strong observations. “The police need a new protocol during agitations," the Supreme Court observed, pointing out that the cops did not follow earlier laid down rules during the Cockroach Janta Party-led student protests. Dealing with a batch of pleas alleging police excesses against students protesting irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak across the country, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant referred to several incidents of violence.
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