Parliament session, CJP’s rally plan key reasons for Wangchuk’s removal from protest site

Delhi Police has been instructed by the Union government to remove activist Sonam Wangchuk from the protest site at Jantar Mantar in view of the Monsoon session of Parliament starting on Monday, July 20, 2026, government sources said.

Also read: Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike update on July 18

With the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announcing a rally to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the leak of the NEET exam paper, police and other security agencies detected a law and order situation in the national capital, meters away from the Parliament House.

However, the Delhi Police said in a post on He was taken to Safdarjung Hospital in South Delhi.

His wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, objected to the police statement, saying the Supreme Court order was never about hospitalization and that the court had only asked for his health to be monitored at regular intervals.

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 18, the podium at Jantar Mantar, where Mr. Wangchuk had been on hunger strike for 21 days, was surrounded by plainclothes police personnel posing as members of the government medical team.

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They covered the platform with white sheets and escorted Mr. Wangchuk. He could not resist due to his weak health.

Sources said the government did not want images or videos of any conflict or use of force against the activist to spread on social media.

He was seen making a victory sign as he was taken down from the podium. Besides Delhi Police, personnel from the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and counter-insurgency special forces have also been deployed.

Earlier in June, the Delhi Police had given permission to a protest organized by CJP, an online youth group, to allay youth concerns. NEET against paper leakage. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was given permission by the police to protest at Jantar Mantar after his arrival from the United States on June 6.

After the first round of protests at Jantar Mantar in June, when the government analyzed that the CJP was more of an online sensation, with a few people taking to the streets in support, they were allowed to expand the protest at Jantar Mantar beyond the day-long agitation that started on June 20.

A week later, Mr Wangchuk went on a hunger strike to demand Mr Pradhan’s resignation. Mr Wangchuk’s dismissal was among the first tasks of police commissioner Anurag Kumar, who took over less than 24 hours ago.