Metro gates shut, tear gas and lathicharge: CJP's Parliament march chaos in pictures
The Cockroach Janta Party, led by Abhijeet Dipke, began their march to the parliament with thousands of supporters.
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Police use tear gas a mild lathi-charge to disperse protesters marching toward Parliament at Dr Rajendra Prasad near Parliament House in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times)
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Protesters clash with police, RAF personnel at Janpath in New Delhi(Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times)
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In view of the gathering and “security reasons”, three metro stations have been shut until further notice. Among these is the Janpath metro station, which is the nearest metro station to Jantar Mantar protest site.(Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times)
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A view of scattered belongings after a clash broke out between CJP protesters and security personnel at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.(ANI)
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Security personnel placed barricades to stop CJP protesters in view of the CJP's call for a March to Parliament, in New Delhi.(ANI)
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CJP supporters and several other protestors have resorted to witty slogans and meme-filled slogans since the start of the protests at Jantar Mantar in June. (PTI)
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While the CJP has called and urged time and again for a peaceful protest, police contiue to use mild force and at times, a baton charge, to disperse the supporters. (AFP)
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Security personnel detain a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporter near the Parliament during a protest march, in New Delhi, (PTI)
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Activists and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) clash with police personnel during a protest march to the Parliament complex, demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak and other examination irregularities (AFP)
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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) addresses supporters at a protest site ahead of a planned march to Parliament on the opening day of the monsoon session, demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (REUTERS)
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