Hundreds of people continued participation at Jantar Mantar protest steered by Cockroach Janta Party for the second day, echoing slogans for improving the education system, high point of the demands being resignation of Education Minister. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who joined the protest, had announced that he would go on a hunger strike on June 27 if Dharmendra Pradhan did not step down.
On Saturday night, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke had said that protests will continue till Pradhan resigns. This morning, he urged parents and students to come to Jantar Mantar again today.
The Cockroach Janta Party launched its ‘indefinite sit-in’ at Jantar Mantar, and on Sunday, the protest continued as the outfit calls for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. The protest returned to Delhi on Saturday after the CJP held protests across various Indian cities, calling for action against the recent exam irregularities and the resignation of Pradhan. Despite police orders to vacate the site, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and supporters remained at Jantar Mantar and will continue the protest on Sunday.
The protest entered its second day as Dipke appealed to people to reach Jantar Mantar, while asking NEET re-exam aspirants to join the agitation after completing their test."We are holding the fort but without your support this movement won't be successful," Dipke said as he urged people to join the protest on Sunday.The demonstration has continued even after Delhi Police said the permission granted for the gathering ended at 5 pm on Saturday and asked the protesters to vacate the site.
Dipke asked police to assign a different site for the protest, but until then, they would continue their sit-in at Jantar Mantar.In a series of posts on X, Dipke appealed to police not to stop people from coming to Jantar Mantar, saying the protesters were not doing anything wrong and were only seeking justice for students who died by suicide.
He also requested authorities to restore water supply to public restrooms at the protest site, claiming that there had been no water supply since Saturday night. The protesters had earlier alleged that lights at the site were switched off and access to water, food and washrooms was restricted.They later said drinking water access was restored, and lights were switched back on.
The Delhi Police had on Saturday night directed Dipke and the protesters to vacate the venue, saying the demonstration had permission only from 10 am to 5 pm. The police said continuation beyond the permitted hours was a violation of the conditions of permission and warned of legal action.
As the night progressed, Dipke and the protesters remained at the site, turning the demonstration into an overnight sit-in. The protesters continued raising slogans demanding Pradhan's resignation, and the protest site saw a steady presence of supporters through the night, with Dipke continuing to address the gathering and urging more people to join the demonstration.
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