Authorities on Sunday deployed security personnel outside Jantar Mantar in Delhi ahead of reports of a proposed march to Parliament by Cockroach Janata Party on Monday
Published: July 20, 2026, 6:59 AM IST
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New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which has been staging protests at Jantar Mantar since June 20, is set to hold a march to Parliament on Monday. Ahead of the proposed march to Parliament, activist Sonam Wangchuk said he would end his fast on July 20 if the government takes responsibility for recent failures in the education system, including paper leaks.
Taking to X, activist Sonam Wangchuk wrote, “… I will end my fast on 20th July if: a. If the govt takes accountability of the recent failures in Education system, Paper leaks etc or b. If I and the leadership of CJP reach the doorsteps of Parliament where MPs and leaders of various parties assure us that they will now take up the issue in the Parliament or.”
“c. If my health or other factors do not permit this then the MPs and leaders of different parties visit this Hospital and give give the the above assurance …From the illegal detentions at Safdarjung Hospital, where my freedom of movement, speech and communication are restricted,” the post further reads.
On Saturday, Sonam Wangchuk was taken forcibly to Safdarjung Hospital by the Delhi Police on the 21st day of his hunger strike. He has been on a hunger strike since June 28 over alleged irregularities in the NEET and several students’ suicides in the wake of the cancellation of the paper earlier. The CJP has been protesting at Jantar Mantar since June 20, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, reforms in the examination system and justice for affected students.
