What happened: Congress dispute in Delhi High Court over a stones-and-bricks truck (20 July)
Congress raised a dispute in the Delhi High Court over alleged inconsistencies in statements attributed to Delhi Police and to Delhi Police’s counsel about a truck carrying stones and bricks. Congress linked the dispute to protests connected to the NEET paper leak controversy, with events planned around Jantar Mantar on 20 July.
Congress alleged that Delhi Police-linked accounts described the truck differently across 20 July. Congress’s account said one version placed the truck near Jantar Mantar when the protest began, while another version described the truck as moved and parked outside the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Marg by afternoon.
Congress also referenced a Delhi Police tweet claiming that the truck was seized after an accident. Delhi Police’s Deputy Commissioner of Police reportedly denied allegations that authorities deliberately deployed the truck, and the denial characterised the allegations as false and misleading.
Background and earlier position: protest setting and the competing narratives
The protests involved a march-to-Parliament demand and a protest site near Jantar Mantar on 20 July. The protest organiser named in the dispute is Cockroach Janta Party, in the context of the NEET paper leak controversy.
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