Jantar-Mantar

The Supreme Court of India has ordered Delhi to operate metro services on their regular schedules and keep internet services running amid protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The court also directed authorities to restore the public’s freedom of movement. It ordered the removal of all barricades unless they are absolutely necessary. However, movement may be restricted when required to maintain public order. The directions were issued on Sunday by a special bench during a hearing...

Indian police detained hundreds ​of protesters and the "Cockroach" youth movement founder in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a demonstration demanding the resignation of ‌India's election chief.Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city, mobile internet services were suspended in the central business district and dozens of metro stations and markets were shut as authorities moved to stop a rally organised by the Co...

Police in the Indian ​capital detained scores of protesters on Saturday amid patrols by thousands of security forces, with travel and telecoms links suspended, in a lockdown to stop a ‌youth protest asking the election chief to quit.The protest by the "Cockroach" youth movement, aims to draw thousands of demonstrators against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.Television images sh...

Born into a BJP-supporting household, TV-theater artist and left-wing student leader Neha Bora—now the All India Students' Association (AISA) national president—has emerged as a prominent voice on India's streets, protesting against the very policies of the BJP-led government.Neha first gained national prominence during a 23-day hunger strike at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar over alleged question paper leaks in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), demanding the resignation of the Union...

The newly formed Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP, has achieved a remarkable victory in an unprecedented protest against the Indian central government. The organization officially announced the withdrawal of its movement on Saturday after India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, following 36 consecutive days of street protests demanding his resignation and protesting the alleged leak of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET, medical entrance examination question...

India’s Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid a student movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). He submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pradhan confirmed the development in a post on social media platform X on Saturday afternoon. He resigned a few hours before the third round of talks between the CJP and the central government, scheduled for Saturday afternoon. In a statement posted on X, Pradhan said, “Considering the situat...

Police in Delhi arrested six people on Saturday during a protest rally organized by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar. Officials stated that the arrests were made as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, based on intelligence inputs suggesting possible tensions between s...