Key Takeaways
- The Chalo Sansad march, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), turned into a clash with Delhi Police on July 20.
- The protest stems from anger over the NEET-UG paper leak and CBSE marking irregularities.
- Congress has filed adjournment motions in Parliament demanding a debate on alleged police excess.
- The government is pushing ahead with an anti-paper-leak bill during the same session.
Thousands of students and parents marched on Parliament this week, and the fallout is still shaking India’s Monsoon Session. The Chalo Sansad protest began as a sit-in at Jantar Mantar and escalated when demonstrators tried to reach Parliament Street on July 20, where police used barricades, tear gas, and lathi charges to hold them back.
The unrest has since moved from the streets into the House itself. Congress MPs have submitted formal notices in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, accusing security forces of using disproportionate force against student protesters and demanding accountability. Meanwhile, the government is proceeding with the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 — legislation aimed directly at the paper-leak issue that sparked the protests.
At the center of the movement is CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, alongside activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was recently moved to hospital for medical care on court orders. The standoff shows no sign of cooling, with opposition parties keeping the crackdown at the center of their attack on the government this session.
Latest Developments (July 27)
The story has moved fast in the last 24 hours:
- Supreme Court weighs in: Hearing petitions seeking an independent probe into the July 20 crackdown, the Court said the right to peaceful protest is constitutionally guaranteed and that an agitation’s existence alone cannot justify a lathi charge.
- Bill introduced amid uproar: Union minister Jitendra Singh introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, even as opposition MPs protested in the Well of the House over Home Minister Amit Shah’s silence on the alleged crackdown. Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House until 2 pm.
- Kharge raises new allegations: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said reports indicate security forces used assault rifles against students in Bihar, calling the events “one of the gravest assaults on democracy.”
- Protests spread beyond Delhi: CJP supporters held solidarity demonstrations in Bengaluru and other cities over the weekend, condemning the police action.
- Injury claims contested: Two pellet-injury cases from July 20 are under scrutiny — one protester’s family says he may lose vision in one eye — while Delhi Police deny using pellet guns and say the matter is being investigated.
Both sides remain far apart: the government frames the new bill as a direct response to the paper-leak grievances, while the opposition says no legislation addresses the core demand for accountability over the police response itself.
