Delhi Protests Draw 50,000 Again as Police Crackdown Fuels Anti-Modi Anger
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 22
Delhi Protests Draw 50,000 Again as Police Crackdown Fuels Anti-Modi Anger
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 22
Summary
Thousands returned to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Tuesday after more than 50,000 marched a day earlier, showing the youth-led CJP protests were still expanding despite police force.
About 60 people were injured in Monday’s clashes, with at least one protester on a ventilator, after police blocked a march to parliament, kettled crowds, fired teargas and shut down internet access.
CJP says the movement began over leaked exam papers and demands Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, but protesters now frame it more broadly as resistance to Modi’s government and police brutality.
Congress joined the unrest with its own Delhi protest and calls for Modi to resign, while CJP leaders said a minister met them on Monday but the prime minister stayed silent on Tuesday.
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Overview
On July 20, 2026, New Delhi saw a massive protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), where thousands of mostly student demonstrators marched towards Parliament demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam irregularities. The protest, which shut down parts of the city, was met with a violent police crackdown as many protesters reached Parliament’s doorstep. This confrontation left over a hundred injured and sparked ongoing protests, highlighting deep youth frustration with unemployment and government accountability. The CJP’s rapid rise from online satire to street mobilization reflects growing discontent among India’s youth.