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CJP protest updates: Police start clearing site, Abhijeet Dipke says won’t move

CJP protest updates: Police start clearing site, Abhijeet Dipke says won’t move

The Delhi Police on Saturday began asking demonstrators, gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, to vacate the site, saying that the Cockroach Janta Party had permission to protest only until 5 pm.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, however, said that the protesters would not leave until Pradhan stepped down from his post.

After the police cleared the protest site, Dipke and about 150 demonstrators remained at Jantar Mantar.

Here are more top updates from the protest:

  • The Delhi Police has blocked entry to Jantar Mantar. More than 200 personnel of Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force are present at the site.
  • Earlier in the day Dipke wrote to the Delhi Police commissioner seeking an extension of the protest until Sunday. The police denied his request, Dipke claimed on social media.
  • The Cockroach Janta Party founder had also appealed to parents and young persons in Delhi to reach Jantar Mantar by 6 pm to support the protest. Dipke also urged the demonstrators to ensure that the protests are peaceful.
  • During the protest, Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he would launch an indefinite hunger strike if the government does not take responsibility for alleged irregularities in the education system by June 27.