New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday alleged that internet services had been suspended in the vicinity of Jantar Mantar, where its supporters have been staging a sit-in, and questioned whether the government was preparing for another police crackdown on the protest.
In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote, “Internet service shutdown at Jantar Mantar. Govt planning another brutal crackdown?”
In a separate post, Dipke appealed to police and paramilitary personnel deployed at the protest site to refrain from using force against the demonstrators.
Meanwhile, the protest entered its 34th day on Thursday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar amid heightened security and fresh allegations of an internet shutdown at the protest site.
The protest follows violent clashes on Wednesday after demonstrators marching towards Parliament spilled onto Sansad Marg. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, while some protesters allegedly hurled stones at security personnel and chased them along Connaught Place’s main radial road, leaving several police personnel injured and prompting tighter security across central Delhi.
The CJP has vowed to continue its indefinite agitation, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged failures in the education system.
