CJP protest updates: Police start clearing site, Abhijeet Dipke says won’t move

The Delhi Police on Saturday began asking demonstrators, gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, to vacate the site, saying that the Cockroach Janta Party had permission to protest only until 5 pm.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, however, said that the protesters would not leave until Pradhan stepped down from his post.

Earlier, he had appealed to parents and young persons in Delhi to reach Jantar Mantar by 6 pm to support the protest.

Here are more top updates from the protest:

• The Delhi Police has blocked entry to Jantar Mantar. Earlier in the day Dipke wrote to the Delhi Police commissioner seeking an extension of the protest until Sunday. The police denied his request, Dipke claimed on social media. He, however, reiterated his call to “citizens…students, parents, each one of you who care about the education system of this country” to come to the Jantar Mantar to take part in the protest. Dipke also urged the demonstrators to ensure that the protests are peaceful.
• During the protest, Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he would launch an indefinite hunger strike if the government does not take responsibility for alleged irregularities in the education system by June 27.

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