Delhi Police and CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke exchange words over shade covering Sonam Wangchuk

A brief exchange of words took place between Delhi Police personnel and Cockroach Janta Party CJP President Abhijeet Dipke at Jantar Mantar on Monday after officers asked organisers to remove a tarpaulin constructed to shield climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the sun during his ongoing hunger strikeAccording to protest organisers the tarpaulin had been put up to provide shade to Wangchuk who has been on a hunger strike for the past 16 days During the interaction police personnel were seen asking Dipke to remove the temporary coveringThe incident occurred at the site of the ongoing CJPled protest which has been drawing attention from students activists and political leadersVideos and visuals from the protest site showed police officials interacting with organisers over the tarpaulin structure installed near Wangchuks protest areaHad put a tarpaulin to protect Sonam sir from the sun Police comes and say ldquoHatao Tarpaulin aur dikhao dhoop kaha aa rahi hairdquo pictwittercomPJjtqHWbCHmdash Abhijeet Dipke abhijeet_dipke July 13 2026Taking to X on Monday Dipke urged the government not to let the issue escalate into a battle of egos stressing that human lives were at stake He said that admitting a mistake should not be viewed as a weakness but as a reflection of maturity accountability and a commitment to rectifying errors ldquoAll we are asking for is accountabilityrdquo he saidDay 16 of Wangchuk66rsquos hungerstrikeI request the Govt not to turn this into a battle of egos as human lives are at stake hereAcknowledging a mistake is not a sign of weakness It is a sign of maturity accountability and the willingness to correct courseAll we arehellip pictwittercom3H2aibtHtnmdash Abhijeet Dipke abhijeet_dipke July 13 2026CJPled agitation focuses on student issuesDipke has been spearheading the agitation at Jantar Mantar over issues affecting students and job aspirantsThe protesters have raised concerns related to examinations recruitment processes and the future of students while demanding accountability and corrective measures from the authoritiesProtest gains momentum after Sonam Wangchuk joins stirThe protest gained wider attention after education reformer and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk joined the movement and extended support to the students causeOrganisers have maintained that the agitation is nonpolitical and focused on addressing issues impacting students and their familiesUddhav Thackeray among leaders backing protestThe movement has also received support from several political figures Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray recently extended his backing to the protest and urged authorities to listen to the concerns raised by the demonstratorsThackeray has described the agitation as a genuine movement for students and appealed to political parties to support the causeProtesters seek reforms and accountabilityDipke has appealed to students citizens and political parties to support the agitation describing it as a movement aimed at safeguarding the future of Indias youthAccording to the organisers the protest seeks greater transparency accountability and reforms in matters concerning students and job aspirants across the country