Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Veteran actress and politician, Hema Malini has reacted to the ongoing protests in the national capital. The actress and BJP MP spoke with the media, and urged the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to not mislead the students. She also said that the union government is always ready to listen to the youth, and has always worked for education. She even went to the extent of saying that the protests hold no value, and won’t achieve anything.She told the media, “Agar koi problem…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was removed from Jantar Mantar on Saturday by Delhi Police and admitted for medical care, declared in a handwritten note on Monday that he would continue his fast, now in its 23rd day, until protesting student leaders were allowed to meet Parliamentarians or he himself was permitted to meet them in hospital. “I will continue my fast (Day 23),” he wrote in a signed statement from Safdarjung Hospital, adding that seeing the brutality with …
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Two representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Union Minister and BJP President J.P. Nadda at his residence on Monday. They submitted a written memorandum outlining the group’s three key demands after holding detailed discussions earlier in the day. According to government sources, the first meeting took place at around 11:50 a.m., when the CJP delegation presented its demands verbally. Nadda asked the representatives to submit them in writing. At around 4 p…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress-director Nandita Das, and veteran actress Shabana Azmi are expressing solidarity with the protestors at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. On Monday, Nandita Das took to her Instagram, and penned a note, and shared that she stands with people of the nation who believe in democracy.She wrote, “Standing in solidarity with everyone who believes that democracy is strengthened when people can gather, speak, listen and be heard. Constructive dissent is what keeps a democracy …
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A tweet by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has sparked widespread political discussion after he publicly thanked Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, for the ongoing agitation over the NEET paper leak case. In a post on the social media platform X, the Rajya Sabha MP credited the Chief Justice for giving fresh momentum to public protests across the country. He remarked that the credit for the massive protest goes to “just one person, Hon’ble Surya K…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Two representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Union Minister JP Nadda at his residence, with their ‘letter of demands’ on Monday. CJP spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka put forth their three demands before the Union Minister while the latter appealed to them to end the sit-in stir and help bring normalcy in the high-security zone, close to the Parliamentary complex.In its three direct and explicit demands, the CJP has sought – the release of Sonam …
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka presented their demands to Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday, stating that the Health Minister assured them that he would discuss the protestors’ demands “internally” with the “leadership”.In a post on X, Das said, “After waiting for more than 2 hours, Ashutosh Ranka and I just met J.P. Nadda ji at his residence for 10 minutes. While we submitted a written letter with our demands, he has assured u…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Tensions remained high in Delhi as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its supporters took part in the “Sansad Chalo” protest on Monday, calling for accountability from the government regarding the NEET-UG paper leak case. As the protesters tried to advance towards Parliament House, they encountered a light police force intended to maintain law and order.Speaking to IANS, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said, “Our demands are clear: Dharmendra Pradhan must resign. The famili…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) With the Monsoon Session of Parliament witnessing a stormy start, the Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmakers hit the streets, marching from Parliament to Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with the students and also demand accountability from the Centre over the recent NEET paper leaks.A delegation of SP MPs led by Dimple Yadav marched through the streets, raising chants and slogans over the gross mismanagement of examinations and accusing the government of being callous and i…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Sanjay Raut, on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Central Government against the backdrop of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing hunger strike, accusing the administration of being “scared of the youth” and suppressing democratic protests at Jantar Mantar in the national Capital through brute force by the police.Reflecting on the crackdown against protesters, Raut in his address before the youth gathered at Jantar Mantar, stated that t…