Internet Services Suspended At Jantar Mantar As CJP Protest Intensifies

New Delhi: Internet services have been suspended in Central Delhi area near the Jantar Mantar protest site in Delhi till further orders amidst escalating protest of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

Thousands of people, primarily Gen Z, are gathered at the protest site, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the wake of National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks.

The protesters have been camping at the Jantar Mantar from June 6. The movement drew heightened attention when it got support from famous environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, who went on an indefinite hunger strike at the protest site. After 20+ days of fasting, he was forcibly moved to a hospital by police. He has written a letter to Union Minister JP Nadda, offering to end the strike if  the government assures that none of the young protesters will face any punitive or retaliatory legal action for participating in this movement. 

He wrote, "Their only "offence" has been to raise their voice for a fair and accountable education system."

Meanwhile, CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke has stressed that the “protest will not end until Dharmendra Pradhan is sacked by PM Modi”.

The protest turned violent on Monday (June 20) during the ‘Sansad Chalo’ movement when protesters refused to disperse and “violated prohibitory orders”, police said. During the scuffle, many protesters and police personnel suffered injuries.