Before the Sarsoor Janta Party’s march to Parliament, many metro station gates were closed.
Before the Sarsoor Janta Party’s march to Parliament, many metro station gates were closed. According to the DMRC, the gates of Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Siva Tirth Metro stations have been closed until further instructions.
Minutes before the DMRC’s updates, the Cockroach Janta Party shared that several metro stations were closed as protesters were on their way to Jantar Mantar to participate in the Chalo Sansad march. Follow live updates here
In its latest update, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that interchange facilities and gates are now open at Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat Metro stations.
CJP’s Chalo Sansad rally
Thousands of supporters, along with the Kokroch Janta Party, gathered at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to head to Parliament today at 9am. The march comes as part of the group’s online demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET UG papers leak and other examination irregularities.
Along with the CJP, climate activist, innovator and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk also called for the march. Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, is currently hospitalized in Safdarjung after authorities “forcibly” removed him from the protest site over the weekend.
The action by the authorities came after a Delhi High Court order allowed interference with fasting if Wangchuk’s health deteriorated.
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