Updates: Metro stations near Jantar Mantar, Parliament closed ahead of CJP march

Several Delhi Metro stations near the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest site in the national capital were closed by the authorities on Monday, citing security reasons, ahead of the political campaign’s march to Parliament.

Late on Sunday night, the campaign said that the march on Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session, “stands as planned”. The march will begin from the Jantar Mantar protest site at 9 am.

The Cockroach Janta Party stated that it continues to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for the alleged mismanagement of competitive examinations.

The statement came after activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, told reporters that he would end his fast on Monday “if political leaders meet him at hospital and assure him that they will raise the issue of education accountability” during Parliament session.

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