India's 'Cockroaches' maintain protests after day of clashes Published July 21, 2026last updated July 21, 2026What you need to know - Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has reportedly said at a press conference that his protest movement will not march to the parliament again - The decision is meant to protect protesters against alleged 'police brutality' - The CJP says it will continue its protest until India's education minister resigns - Scores of young people have made their way back to the Jantar Mantar protest site Here are the latest developments from India on Tuesday, July 21, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.

Court allows Sonam Wangchuk to shift to private hospital, cites fundamental rights — reports The Delhi High Court has allowed hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to be transferred from a government hospital to a private one, following a petition filed by his wife alleging that he was in "illegal detention," legal news websites LiveLaw and Bar and Bench reported on Tuesday. The court decided that transferring Wangchuk to a hospital of his choice "will be in fulfilment of requirements of ensuring his fundamental rights". The court directed the private hospital to constitute a team of doctors to "constantly monitor" Wangchuk's medical condition.

The 59-year-old has been fasting since June 28 in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demands for the Indian education minister's resignation. On Saturday, police forcibly picked up Wangchuk from the stage at Jantar Mantar where he was observing his hunger strike, saying that they were acting on orders of the same court over health concerns. Strong visuals emerged as police officials, most of whom were not in uniform, climbed onto the stage and led the activist out, shielding him from view using white bedsheets.

Wangchuk's removal from the protest site gave a renewed vigor to the protest movement as thousands of young people arrived at Jantar Mantar over the next two days ahead of Monday's march. The activist has reportedly continued his hunger protest from the hospital. Earlier in the day, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke marked the 24th day of Wangchuk's hunger strike.

Health minister meets injured CJP protesters India’s Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday met protesters injured in clashes with police during Monday’s Cockroach party protest march as he visited two hospitals in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported. The minister also met with the doctors to take stock of the conditions of those injured and the medical care they were receiving, ANI reported. Representatives from the CJP had on Monday handed a written document with their demands to Nadda, marking an opening of talks between the protesters and the Modi government.

DW correspondent: Delhi youth protests a 'people's movement' The protesters who showed up on Delhi's streets on Monday didn't seem like they were necessarily inspired by the Cockroach Janta party or its founder Abhijeet Dipke. The outpouring on the street on Monday was an opportunity for people across India to express their deep discontent with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — especially the highhandedness with which Sonam Wangchuk [the activist on hunger strike in solidarity with the student protests] was treated.