CJP alleges Delhi police cut water supply after Wangchuk joins Jantar Mantar protest

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Sunday (June 28) alleged that Delhi police cut off water supply and sanitation facilities at Jantar Mantar after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk joined its ongoing hunger strike demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed on social media that police had removed water connections and hygiene measures from the protest site. He said that despite repeated appeals about Wangchuk's age and health, authorities had not cooperated. Dipke expressed concern that even the remaining basic facilities could be withdrawn, asking what the police were attempting to achieve.

Hundreds gather at protest

Despite these allegations, hundreds of protesters, mostly youth, gathered at Jantar Mantar as Wangchuk began his fast. Several farmer leaders were also present. Before sitting on the hunger strike, Wangchuk and Dipke visited Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, with the gathering observing a two-minute silence.

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Dipke alleged that farmer leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab were placed under house arrest to prevent them from reaching the site. Khap representatives from the Sarv Khap Panchayat echoed the claim, alleging that around 500 farmer leaders and organisation members had been stopped from entering Delhi.

'Can't remain silent': Wangchuk

Wangchuk, released from Jodhpur prison in March 2026 after nearly six months in detention under the National Security Act, said education had been central to his life for four decades. He said he could not remain silent when young people raised concerns about the system. "When there is no accountability, we are forced to take the only way possible in a democracy — peaceful protest," he said.

Family seeks justice for Amaira

The protest also became a platform for other families seeking accountability from public authorities. Among them was the family of Amaira, a Class 6 student who died after falling from the fourth floor of Neerja Modi School in Jaipur last year. Her parents alleged that no chargesheet had been filed and that the school had faced no consequences. "It was not negligence, it was murder by the school," her mother said.

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Farmer leader Akshay Kumar from Odisha, the home state of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, warned of political consequences if he did not step down. "If Pradhan does not resign, he will be defeated in the next polls," he said.

The CJP protest began on June 20 over alleged irregularities in examinations, including NEET, with demonstrators continuing to demand government accountability. Wangchuk is expected to continue the hunger strike as protesters press for action over the alleged examination irregularities.

(With agency inputs)