Overview
- Thousands of students and supporters tried to march from Jantar Mantar toward Parliament on July 20 and were met with lathi‑charges, tear gas and heavy barricading as police tried to stop the advance.
- Delhi Police reported 118 personnel hurt and said about 60 protesters were injured while hospital sources and other reports put treated protesters at 100 or more, creating a contested toll.
- Authorities have filed multiple FIRs charging unlawful assembly, rioting and assault on public servants and detained roughly 70 people including CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke according to police statements.
- CJP leaders met Union minister J.P. Nadda and submitted a memorandum demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation but received no commitments and vowed to continue the sit‑in at Jantar Mantar.
- Sonam Wangchuk remains in Safdarjung Hospital under medical supervision while his family seeks greater transparency and a private transfer, and Opposition parties have intensified street and parliamentary protests that have disrupted the Monsoon Session.