'Criminal elements in crowd': Delhi Police warning to CJP during Jantar Mantar protest
Delhi Police have warned the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) regarding inadequate crowd management during their recent protests at Jantar Mantar. Meanwhile, the party is preparing for a core committee meeting to discuss future strategies following the resignation of the Union education minister.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the challenges of managing large-scale political protests in urban centers and the shifting political landscape following the NEET-UG examination controversy.
NEW DELHI: A viral video from Delhi's Jantar Mantar has shown senior Delhi Police officers telling Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) organisers that they had failed to make adequate arrangements to manage crowds during the outfit's anti-NEET paper leak protest.According to the video, senior police officers are seen speaking to CJP spokespersons, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurabh Das, saying Jantar Mantar was not meant for protests of that scale without proper planning. The officers say the organisers had not deployed enough volunteers to regulate the gathering despite repeated requests from the police.One officer says he had repeatedly urged the organisers to take action, warning that "criminal elements" were present among the crowd and emphasising the need to deploy volunteers to help maintain order. The officers say they had raised these concerns with the organisers on July 19 and July 20, when attendance at the protest was increasing.
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