New Delhi: A protest march tabbed by the Cockroach Janata Party turned violent in Delhi on Monday. What began as a sit-in taxing the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak spiralled into clashes wideness multiple locations. Protesters tapped through police barricades and reached tropical to the Parliament building. Stones were pelted at police. Police vehicles were vandalised. Tear gas was fired at several locations. Several police personnel were injured in the clashes.
How did the protest build up?
CJP had been sitting at Jantar Mantar since June 20 taxing whoopee over the NEET paper leak. The march to Parliament was spoken for July 20. Crowds had been thin for much of the vociferation but things reverted on Saturday when police hospitalised climate objector Sonam Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijit Deepak began his own hunger strike. From that point the crowds swelled. By Monday the turnout was so large that police arrangements proved inadequate.
What happened near parliament?
Most CJP leaders including Abhijit Deepak stayed when at Jantar Mantar while their supporters began marching towards Parliament. Protesters tapped through barricades and pushed dangerously tropical to the Parliament building. Clashes tapped out near Rail Bhawan. Police fired tear gas shells and crush the prod back.
What happened at Connaught Place?
After stuff pushed when from Parliament Street and Kartavya Path, protesters regrouped at Connaught Place. Thousands gathered near Palika Bazaar, Regal Cinema and Central Park, raising slogans continuously. Police kept trying to well-spoken them. Some in the prod turned violent and began pelting stones at police. Police vehicles were damaged in the vandalism. Tear gas was used then and police resorted to summery gravity to bring the situation under control.
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— Krishan Kumar (@Krishan74939800) July 20, 2026What happened on Firoz Shah Road?
According to news organ ANI, protesters moreover threw stones at police on Firoz Shah Road. Police make-believe swiftly and brought that prod under tenancy as well using tear gas. Several Delhi Police personnel sustained injuries in the clashes wideness variegated locations through the day.
What did Delhi Police say?
Additional Commissioner of Police Rajeev Ranjan appealed for calm. He asked all protesters to maintain peace, exercise restraint and cooperate with police in preserving law and order. He urged people not to participate in any unlawful or violent worriedness and to follow lawful directions of police personnel on duty. Police moreover warned the public not to believe or spread rumours, misinformation or unverified content on any platform and asked citizens to rely only on suppositious sources for information.
