CJP supporters continue overnight sit-in at Jantar Mantar, Dipke urges students, parents to join today: ‘Go Pradhan Go’
A few hundred supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led by the outfits' founder Abhijeet Dipke continued theire protest on Saturday night at Jantar
A few hundred supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led by the outfits' founder Abhijeet Dipke continued theire protest on Saturday night at Jantar Mantar seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite the Delhi Police asking them to vacate the site. Dipke has urged students and parents to join the protest at 9 am today, 21 June. On Saturday, the protesters remained at Jantar Mantar beyond the permitted time, with police making announcements asking them to end the demonstration. Also Read | CJP demands ₹1 crore aid for kin of NEET aspirants who died by suicide The protesters asserted that they would not leave until Pradhan, who is at the heart of the NEET paper leak controversy, resigns. Delhi police had allowed CJP to protest at Jantar Mantar from 10 AM till 5 pm on Saturday. But just before 5 PM, Dipke announced that the group would continue the protest till Pradhan resigns over paper leaks. As time passed, Delhi police announced using loudspeakers that the permission for the protest has expired. Police, accompanied by Rapid Action Force, started asking people to leave the venue. View full Image View full Image Police said the continuation of the protest beyond permitted hours was ‘illegal’ and in violation of the conditions of permission. The police also warned of legal action against the organisers and displayed banners in and around the venue to convey the message, Police said the continuation of the protest beyond permitted hours was ‘illegal’ and in violation of the conditions of permission.
The police also warned of legal action against the organisers and displayed banners in and around the venue to convey the message, ‘Delhi Police had switched off lights’ By 8 PM on Saturday, most of the people in the compound had left. A few hundred accompanied Dipke on stage during the protest. The CJP alleged that the Delhi Police had switched off lights at the protest site and restricted access to water, food and washrooms. The protesters later said water access was restored and lights were switched back on. The protest began around 1 pm under heavy police deployment, CCTV surveillance, layers of barricades, and body-cam-wearing personnel moving through the site. The stage wore a banner with the message reading "Peaceful protest, Dharmendra Pradhan must resign," while another banner paid tributes to NEET aspirants who died by suicide after the paper leak and consequent cancellation of the entrance exam. Dipke, who renewed his call for Pradhan's resignation, was joined by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who announced that he would go on a hunger strike on June 27 if the minister does not step down. The CJP founder also demanded compensation of ₹1 crore for families of those who died by suicide. 'Go Pradhan Go' Hundreds of protesters, mostly young people, responded to Dipke's call to bring "thali and chammach" and beat them at the venue as chants of "Dharmendra Pradhan must resign" rent the air.
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