Jantar Mantar protest LIVE: Hundreds order food for protesters; Wangchuk shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram
A protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar has drawn national attention as supporters across India order food deliveries for demonstrators. Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk has been transferred to a hospital in Gurugram following the ongoing protest activities.
Why it matters
The event highlights the use of digital platforms for grassroots political mobilization and the logistical challenges of managing large-scale public demonstrations.
Outside the layers of barricades of the Jantar Mantar protest site of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), at the intersection of Tolstoy Marg and Sansad Marg, Aayu Jacob, 18, stopped his blue-coloured motorcycle for the 20th time since Tuesday morning.
Every few minutes, a new delivery person stopped at the intersection to deliver food to the protest site, but to no particular person.
The food was being ordered by hundreds of people across the country, with the location as Jantar Mantar protest site and instructions to give the food to the protestors. The food items ranged from pizzas, burgers, momos, to thaalis.
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