Uddhav Thackeray joins CJP's NEET protest at Jantar Mantar; Opposition leaders extend support

Uddhav Thackeray. File pic

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reached the protest site at Jantar Mantar where the CJP is continuing its protest against the NEET-UG paper leak. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has stepped up its protest against the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak.

On Tuesday, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar and MP Supriya Sule arrived at the Jantar Mantar protest site. NCP(SCP) has extended its support to the call for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

Sharad Pawar posted on X, "In the backdrop of the paper leak in the NEET exam, students have staged a hunger strike and protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The treatment meted out to the students who were fighting for their just demands yesterday is unworthy of democratic values. Today, I visited the protest site, met with the students, inquired about those injured during the agitation, and also learned in detail about their demands."

Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, along with several other leaders, were released from detention after Delhi Police's action over the party's protest at Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and several opposition leaders left from Chhatrasal Stadium, where they were brought under detention by the police.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi reached the Mandir Marg Police Station, where Priyanka Gandhi was detained. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and Pawan Khera protested at Lok Kalyan Marg. Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan and Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar also joined the protest.

The whole fiasco came after the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)'s 'Sansad Chalo' protest on Monday, which was met with police action in Central Delhi.

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