Top suggestions for At 9.02 a.m. on Saturday (June 6, 2026), Saurav Das, spokesperson of the CJP, posted on X: “Permission for the Cockroach Protest #CJPProtest Secured from Authorities. Everyone, Proceed straight to Jantar Mantar. Do NOT go to Parliament Street. Please come directly to Jantar Mantar. Dharmendra Pradhan, isteefa do!” After analysing the chatter on social media and getting a sense of the situation on the ground, it was felt that refusing permission may have led to some protesters storming the venue or the police station, and the confrontation would have further fuelled the anger among the youth, government sources said. Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist from Ladakh who had pledged support to the CJP, took a flight from Leh on Saturday (June 6, 2026) and reached Jantar Mantar straight from the airport. Mr. Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) after the September 24, 2025, violence in Leh city, which killed four people, was neither stopped in Leh nor on arrival at the Delhi airport. |