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CJP Parliament march July 20 highlights: Barricades, CCTV removed at Jantar Mantar
Crowds continued to pour into the Cockroach Janta Party's protest site at Jantar Mantar through the day as preparations gathered pace for Monday's march to Parliament; Sonam Wangchuk remains in hospital
- 6:56 AM IST, July 20Updates to this live blog have ended.
- 6:49 AM IST, July 20CJP protest: Key updates
- 6:28 AM IST, July 20Riot vehicle at site, security deployed at Jantar Mantar
- 11:00 PM IST, July 19Wangchuk's wife says will lead in his absence, has 2-pronged advice for protesters
- 10:29 PM IST, July 19CJP July 20 Parliament march LIVE: Heavy police deployment near Parliament Street ahead of gathering
- 10:27 PM IST, July 19AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh addresses gathering from stage at Jantar
- 10:17 PM IST, July 19Security stepped up ahead of CJP march; protesters gather for night vigil at Jantar Mantar
- 9:55 PM IST, July 19HC refuses to interfere with Wangchuk's treatment; Activist gives call to make CJP march 'big success'
- 9:29 PM IST, July 19Wangchuk will end fast if Parliament session focuses on education accountability, says Gitanjali Angmo
- 8:46 PM IST, July 19Delhi Police invoke section 163
- 8:39 PM IST, July 19Wife conveys Sonam Wangchuk's appeal for peaceful protest
- 7:58 PM IST, July 19No nod for CJP's Parliament march on Monday, says Delhi police
- 7:19 PM IST, July 19Actor Prakash Raj visits Jantar Mantar
- 5:42 PM IST, July 19'Not only Wangchuk's fight,' says Khesari Lal Yadav
- 5:20 PM IST, July 19Wife Gitanjali Angmo says Wangchuk's health 'not deteriorating'
- 5:01 PM IST, July 19'Deaf and dumb govt will be forced to listen', says CJP as supporters gather at Jantar Mantar
- 4:21 PM IST, July 19Delhi HC says Wangchuk free to decide on cooperating with doctors
- 3:50 PM IST, July 19Delhi HC gives three days for status report on Wangchuk
- 3:46 PM IST, July 19Wangchuk denying IV fluids, doctors tell Delhi HC
- 3:38 PM IST, July 19Delhi HC bench notes Wangchuk ‘not in detention’
- 3:32 PM IST, July 19Activist can be shifted to AIIMS, says Centre in Delhi HC
- 3:21 PM IST, July 19Centre refutes Angmo's claim, says 24x7 access has been granted
- 3:18 PM IST, July 19Centre says intervention was needed due to activist's deteriorating health
- 3:12 PM IST, July 19No access being given, claim Kapil Sibal in Delhi HC
- 3:05 PM IST, July 19Delhi HC begins hearing
- 2:41 PM IST, July 19What is the plea in Delhi HC about?
- 2:24 PM IST, July 19'Full faith in judiciary,' says Wangchuk's wife ahead of Delhi HC hearing
- 2:19 PM IST, July 19Delhi traffic police's advisory for July 20 ahead of Parliament session
- 1:58 PM IST, July 19Justice Mini Pushkarna likely to hear Wangchuk transfer plea
- 1:55 PM IST, July 19HC hearing on hospital transfer plea at 2:30 pm
- 1:44 PM IST, July 19CJP calls supporters to join 'Sansad Chalo' march at 9 am
- 1:29 PM IST, July 19Safdarjung releases Wangchuk's case summary, says activist refused IV fluids and medication
- 1:14 PM IST, July 19Naveen Patnaik urges Centre to hold talks with protesting students
- 12:56 PM IST, July 19Wangchuk conscious and stable, but remains weak due to fast, says hospital
- 12:41 PM IST, July 19Woman claims responsibility for ink attack on Dipke, cites ‘mockery’ of Lord Ram
- 12:18 PM IST, July 19A protester holding poster at the Jantar Mantar
- 12:10 PM IST, July 19Protesters seen resting at Jantar Mantar
- 11:48 AM IST, July 19What did Gitanjali Angmo say in her plea before the Delhi HC
- 11:27 AM IST, July 19CJP protest reaches Bangalore, hundreds gather in support of Wangchuk
- 11:10 AM IST, July 19Dipke holds up activist's photo
- 10:57 AM IST, July 19Akhil Gogoi condemns Wangchuk's hospitalisation, seeks his release
- 10:29 AM IST, July 19Visuals emerge from outside Safdarjung Hospital where Wangchuk is admitted
- 9:57 AM IST, July 19Hospital releases latest health bulletin
- 9:41 AM IST, July 19Wife seeks urgent HC hearing
- 9:26 AM IST, July 19Sonam Wangchuk calls July 20 march, ‘2nd freedom movement’
- 9:12 AM IST, July 19Massive security deployment at Jantar Mantar
- 8:52 AM IST, July 19CJP rejects Delhi Police's claim, says they ‘knew about our march plans’
- 8:37 AM IST, July 19Dipke takes swipe at police, ‘They will come quietly and try to disrupt us’
- 8:21 AM IST, July 19Dipke rallies supporters, says 'don't let the protest end before tomorrow'
- 8:18 AM IST, July 19‘I can feel how difficult it is,’ Dipke reflects on 2nd day of hunger strike
- 8:11 AM IST, July 19Dipke urges vigilance, says ‘miscreants may try to infiltrate protest’
- 8:10 AM IST, July 19‘Jantar Mantar will witness its biggest crowd ever,’ says Dipke
- 8:02 AM IST, July 19Activist's wife expresses suspicion over hospital test results
- 7:58 AM IST, July 19Opposition using activist as political face, says Chirag Paswan
- 7:50 AM IST, July 19Activist’s body still fighting dehydration, condition could worsen, say Doctor
- 7:27 AM IST, July 19Wangchuk admitted for medical evaluation
CJP ‘Sansad Chalo’ news highlights: Jantar Mantar transformed into a packed protest camp with a massive influx of supporters ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Chalo Sansad' march on Monday. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke called for a night-long vigil and activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife said he will end his hunger strike if political leaders assure to raise education accountability in Parliament....Read More
Delhi Police made it clear that the march would not be permitted, calling the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar "illegal" and warning of action if demonstrators attempt to proceed towards Parliament.
The Delhi high court earlier in the day called on Wangchuk to cooperate with the doctors at a government hospital in Safdarjung where he was forcibly taken as his health worsened on theb 21st day of his fast.
After an urgent hearing on the plea filed by Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, the court refused to shift the climate activist to a private hospital. Delhi HC has also called for a status report on Wangchuk's health in the next three days. The hearing will now resume on July 24.
CJP has called for the march on Monday as part of its protest that calls for the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the recent exam irregularities in the NEET UG exam that had to be re-held due to a leak.
Police say no permission sought for march
Senior Delhi Police officers said the proposed march would not be allowed because it could disrupt law and order in one of the capital's most sensitive security zones.
Officials said any large gathering moving towards Parliament could create public safety concerns and severely affect traffic in central Delhi. They added that protesters could be detained if they attempted to breach security arrangements.
A senior police officer familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times on condition of anonymity that organisers had neither informed the police nor sought permission for the march.
“CJP spokesperson Abhijeet Dipke has never informed us or applied for a permission for the Sansad Chalo march. It’s a completely illegal protest because they only had permission for one day. We even made them sign undertakings. Now, they have extended it without any permission. Also, for the march, we only approached them but they have not even applied for a permission,” the officer said.
Protest under scrutiny
According to police, the original permission granted to CJP was only for a one-day demonstration at Jantar Mantar. Officers claimed that the protest was later extended without official clearance, making the ongoing sit-in unauthorised.
The police stance comes as the agitation gains visibility, with activists and opposition leaders rallying behind Wangchuk and demanding that the union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign from his post.
Meanwhile, Wangchuk was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after the Delhi high court directed authorities to closely monitor his health. Doctors have said he is weak and mildly dehydrated after days of fasting but remains stable.
