NEW DELHI — Over 70 people were detained and multiple FIRs registered by the Delhi Police on Monday in the aftermath of protests by students, CJP activists and their political supporters on Parliament Street and nearby high-security locations leaving the students as well as at least 50 cops injured, an official said.
The police said that they are examining CCTV footage and mobile videos to register FIRs against those who indulged in unapproved and violent demonstrations on Parliament Street and other locations in the high-security zone.
“The Delhi Police is registering separate FIRs based on the complaints they are receiving from different places,” said an official.
Trouble broke out in the forenoon when supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has been staging protests at Jantar Mantar since June 20 over irregularities in NEET, tried to march towards Parliament.
The protesters broke through barricades to which Delhi Police used a massive force like lathicharge and tear gas shelling to prevent them from moving towards Parliament which led to clashes. The clashes resulted in injuries to protestors and police personnel as well.
Later in the day, the Delhi Police urged the CJP activists and its supporters to “exercise restraint and continue their demonstrations peacefully”.
Additional Police Commissioner Rajiv Ranjan, in a video message, said, “The Delhi Police appeals to all protesters to exercise restraint and cooperate with the police in maintaining peace and law and order. All protesters are requested to conduct their demonstrations peacefully.”
Ahead of the CJP’s march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on Monday, multiple Metro stations were shut as protesters made their way to Jantar Mantar to join the demonstration.
Three Delhi Metro station gates were closed on Monday morning ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned march to Parliament, as thousands of supporters began gathering at Jantar Mantar for the “Chalo Sansad” protest.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), entry and exit gates at Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Seva Teerth Metro stations were briefly closed as a “precautionary” measure in view of the proposed march.
