Delhi Police shifted Sonam Wangchuk away from Jantar Mantar before the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The action matters because it connects protest management, public order, and security around Parliament House.
Police feared a law-and-order problem near Parliament House, especially because a CJP rally was planned to demand Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET paper leak controversy. Wangchuk’s wife disputed the police explanation and said a Delhi High Court order only required regular health monitoring.
Police personnel in civilian clothes posed as medical staff, covered the dais, and escorted Wangchuk away so that any confrontation would not go viral. The removal is described as one of the first major tasks of the new police commissioner.
Background and earlier position
Jantar Mantar has long functioned as a high-visibility protest space in central Delhi, close to the political core of the capital. Police had initially allowed the protest because CJP was viewed mainly as an online youth group, but later became more cautious after the movement expanded.
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