R K Raina The recent student congregation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi was not merely a protest over an examination controversy. It was a moment of political and social awakening that deserves to be understood beyond the immediate issue. The students may eventually return to their classrooms, but Jantar Mantar has entered their collective.
Facing existential threats due to the high-profile defections by six Lok Sabha MPs who joined the Eknath Shinde faction, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is deploying a three-pronged approach to save the party, i.e. ideological reclaiming, issue-based youth mobilisation, and constitutional litigation. Rather than playing defence after losing key party members, the Sena.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Deepak Balyan on Friday announced that ongoing demonstrations will persist without interruption until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
The CJP has refused to soften its stand on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, saying the demand is non-negotiable and that the ongoing protest in Delhi will continue until it is met.
The 21-year-old woman, who sustained critical injuries during a protest-related incident in the national capital on Monday and had been undergoing treatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, has been taken off ventilator support after showing significant clinical improvement, hospital authorities said on Wednesday.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for almost an hour soon after it started on Wednesday following a huge uproar by the opposition over the police action against protesting students at Jantar Mantar.
New Delhi: More than 118 police personnel from the Delhi Police and Central Police Forces sustained injuries during “violent protests” in the national capital on Monday. The injured officers include senior ranks such as Special Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner, who were deployed on duty at the protest site, the Delhi Police.
New Delhi: A large number of protesters, who had gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Monday, tried to organise their ‘Chalo Sansad’ march, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak issue. The situation turned tense as clashes broke out between police and demonstrators, with security personnel attempting.
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has suffered a setback after the Delhi Police denied permission for its proposed march to Parliament on July 20, citing prohibitory orders and heightened security arrangements ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Police Say No Permission Granted New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sachin Sharma said.
