Watch video: Govt should change, not just one minister, says Uddhav Thackeray at CJP protest in Delhi

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday night reached the Jantar Mantar in Delhi and addressed the protesters who are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra PradhanHe said Nothing would be achieved by ousting a person the government should changeUddhav extended support to the Cockroach Janta Partys CJP protest expressing solidarity with students and young protesters demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities and reforms in the education systemAddressing the gathering the former Maharashtra Chief Minister said that he had not come to deliver a political speech but to pay tribute to the determination of the countrys youthI have come to bow before youth powerSpeaking to protesters Thackeray said the movement represented the strength of Indias young generationI have not come here to make a speech but to bow down before youth power he told the gatheringHe praised the protesters for continuing their agitation despite the police action during the recent demonstrations in DelhiUddhav Thackeray also criticised the police response to the protests saying it was unprecedented to see action taken against young people demanding changeHe said the lathicharge had targeted the future of the country and claimed the movement would continue to growThis spark is not going to die he saidVIDEO At the CJP protest site at Jantar Mantar Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray uddhavthackeray says I have not come here to make a speech but to bow down in front of youth power This spark is not going to go off probably for the first time after independencehellip pictwittercom90AekDVlvZmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 21 2026Calls for broader changeThackeray said that replacing one individual alone would not resolve the issues raised by the protestersNothing will be achieved by removing one person The government should change he saidHe also appealed for unity saying divisions among people should end and that citizens should stand togetherThere is one nation and one emotion We will remain united he addedThe CJP protestThe CJPled protests began over allegations of examination paper leaks and demands for reforms in the education system including the resignation of PradhanThe movement gained momentum after activist Sonam Wangchuk began a hunger strike with protests spreading to several cities across the countryShiv Sena UBT offers legal assistanceShiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray claimed around 100 students and activists had been detained in Mumbai in connection with the protestsHe announced that the party would provide free legal assistance to students and activists facing FIRs or police notices over their participation in demonstrationsFor all those young Indians protesting peacefully in Maharashtra if the brutal bjp regime comes for you with police brutality do connect with us on shivsenaubtlegalgmailcom Also appealing to all the advocates who are sympathetic towards these young patriotic Indianshellip pictwittercomUHd9EfTu3vmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray July 21 2026Thackeray also claimed that similar protests had taken place in countries including the United Kingdom and the Netherlands without facing the kind of police action seen in IndiaThe protests began after the Cockroach Janta Party launched a nationwide campaign demanding accountability over alleged examination paper leaks and broader reforms in the education systemThe protesters are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra PradhanThe agitation intensified after activist Sonam Wangchuk began a hunger strike with demonstrations now taking place in several cities across the countrywith PTI inputs