India’s Cockroach Janta Party movement has urged supporters to march to the Indian Parliament peacefully Security has been stepped up near the Jantar Mantar observatory in Delhi, where demonstrators have been camping for nearly four weeks Outside of the protest site, the police has prohibited protest marches, processions, demonstrations and assemblies of five or more people The protest, led by young Indians, is calling for the resignation of India’s education minister over exam paper leaks
Here are the latest developments from India on Monday, June 20:
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This is Dharvi Vaid Dhulia from DW’s studio in New Delhi, bringing you our Monday edition of the India news blog, where we give you a round up of all the biggest headlines making a buzz in the country.
The skies over New Delhi are leaden with rain clouds but the only rumbling being heard this morning is a political one echoing through the power corridor of the Indian capital.
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement is gearing up to march to the parliament where lawmakers are convening for the first day of the supreme legislative body’s monsoon session.
The protesters seek the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister over exam irregularities amid a slew of paper leaks.
The movement gained a fresh impetus over the weekend after prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk — who had been on a hunger strike to back the demand — was forcibly removed from the Jantar Mantar observatory and taken to a hospital. Jantar Mantar is a popular site in India for demonstrations.
The Delhi Police has said that no permission has been sought or given for any such protest march, issuing prohibitory orders.
Meanwhile, the CJP seems to be going ahead with its plans for the march.
Stay tuned as we bring you more.
