Jantar Mantar protest : CJP’s Dipke continues sit-in protest, apologises to injured students
NEW DELHI, JULY 21 : The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest entered its 24th day on Tuesday, with supporters continuing their sit-in at Jantar Mantar despite heightened security following violent clashes during the “Sansad Chalo” march a day earlier. Protesters, undeterred by police action and heavy rain, resumed demonstrations, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The party accused the Centre of ignoring public demands and alleged that the BJP was acting with arrogance.
Dipke says ‘could’ve done better’ to protect supporters, apologises to injured students
CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday apologised to supporters of the movement, saying he “could have done better” to protect them.
“I apologise to all our supporters, especially the girls who were brutally beaten by male police officers. We could have done better. I could have done better to protect you from the inhumane actions of the Delhi Police,” he said in a post on X.
He further slammed the union government, and urged the injured to message him personally. “To protect one Dharmendra Pradhan, who is responsible for the deaths of more than 20 students, the Govt was willing to spill the blood of many more young students. If you were injured and see this, please DM me. I want to speak to you personally and apologise. We will keep fighting for all of you,” he added.
Security stepped up in Delhi, multi-layered barricades installed
Security arrangements have been intensified in New Delhi, Central, North, South, South West and South East districts, besides other vulnerable areas, PTI news agency cited a police source as saying.
Multi-layered barricades have been erected at strategic points, while vehicle checking has been increased and patrolling stepped up, the source told PTI. Additional personnel have also been deployed around key government buildings, major intersections and protest-prone areas, the source said.
-PTI
