Ahead of Cockroach Janta Party’s “Chalo Sansad” march, New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma is talking on Centre’s behalf with the CJP team as government reached out to the CJP team for talks on Monday (July 20, 2026). CJP members were initially offered talks with District Magistrate, then a Secretary to the Union Government and also Minister of State, which was rejected by the members, sources said. The CJP wants a dialogue with the Prime Minister or a Cabinet minister, they have submitted a list of Ministers to the DCP, said sources.
Delhi Police used sticks and batons to disperse hundreds of students and youth activists marching from Mandi House Metro Station towards Jantar Mantar on Monday, eyewitnesses said. Chaos prevailed at several metro stations in the national capital on Monday after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed five stations over security concerns ahead of the protest march to Parliament, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded and forcing many to take longer routes to their destinations.
Delhi Metro on Monday announced the closure of five metro stations, ahead of the Parliament march, due to ‘security reasons’. Gates of Central Secretariat and Rajiv Chowk were opened later, and interchange facilities are now available.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he will end his hunger strike on Monday (July 20, 2026) if the government is ready to take accountability for failures in the education system or the MPs are ready to take up the issue in the Parliament.
