India news: 'Cockroaches' take on Modi with parliament march Published July 20, 2026last updated July 20, 2026What you need to know - India's Cockroach Janta Party movement has urged supporters to march to the Indian Parliament peacefully - Security has been stepped up near the Jantar Mantar observatory in Delhi, where demonstrators have been camping for nearly four weeks - Outside of the protest site, the police has prohibited protest marches, processions, demonstrations and assemblies of five or more people - The protest, led by young Indians, is calling for the resignation of India's education minister over exam paper leaks Here are the latest developments from India on Monday, June 20: What is happening at Jantar Mantar now? DW's Shalu Yadav who is on the ground at Jantar Mantar, reports that hundreds, if not thousands, of police, and paramilitary security forces have deployed. She describes the protest site as a fortress now, surrounded by multi layer police barricading.

"As I walk in I can hear the deep hum of slogans in the air," Yadav reports. The police is repeatedly broadcasting on loudspeakers, asking protesters to move inside Jantar Mantar. "But there's no space inside.

Crowds swelled out way beyond the barricades," Yadav says. Meanwhile, the roads leading up to the protest venue are lined with riot vehicles. She also reports that the internet speed at the site is slow.

CJP makes preparations for 'Chalo Sansad' march, police says no permission India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday morning appeared to go on with its plans for the "Chalo Sansad" march to the parliament in New Delhi despite a denial of permission from the police, risking a standoff. The protest movement — which is demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a major test paper leak fiasco — has called on the hundreds of supporters expected to join the march to carry out a "a peaceful and disciplined protest" The march comes on the first day of the Indian Parliament's monsoon session. On Sunday evening, the Delhi Police denied the youth-led protest permission to march.

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the New Delhi district, barring the gathering of five or more people, except at the designated protest site of Jantar Mantar where protestors have pitched a camp since June 20. "Delhi Police hereby categorically clarifies that no permission has been sought or granted for any such protest march/procession," a public advisory said. "As Parliament session is commencing from 20 July, strict security arrangements are in place to ensure public safety, security of protectees, and the protection of vital government installations," the police said, adding that any violations of its order would be liable for legal action.

On Monday, CJP's founder Abhijeet Dipke hailed the Indian constitution in a social media post. Late on Sunday evening, Dipke shared a video message on Instagram saying that the success of the march lies in it being peaceful and called on protesters to carry roses, pictures of Mahatma Gandhi — the symbol of India's non-violent freedom movement — or the Indian constitution book.