Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) marched toward Parliament House in Delhi on Monday, July 20, 2026 [1].
The mobilization marks a significant escalation in pressure on the judiciary and government to address the demands of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who remains hospitalized during a hunger strike.
Demonstrators gathered across key areas of the national capital, including Mandi House, Janpath, Sansad Marg, and Jantar Mantar. A Delhi Police source said an estimated crowd of 15,000 people gathered for the protest [3]. The march resulted in confrontations between protesters and police, including the use of lathicharges by security forces to control the crowd [2].
Protesters are demanding that the Delhi High Court grant Wangchuk a discharge from Safdarjung Hospital [4]. The movement is tied to a series of hunger-strike conditions that the activist has set for the resolution of his grievances [5].
"I will end my fast only if my conditions are met," Wangchuk said [5].
To manage the surge of people, authorities closed five Delhi Metro stations ahead of the march [1]. While some reports indicated that Parliament gates were shut during the unrest [5], other officials said that gates at Central Secretariat and Rajiv Chowk were opened later to restore interchange facilities [1].
Security personnel, including Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, clashed with demonstrators as they attempted to crash through barricades near the Parliament House [2, 4]. The protest disrupted traffic across several major thoroughfares in the city center as slogans were raised against the current administration.
“"I will end my fast only if my conditions are met."”
The scale of the CJP-led mobilization suggests a growing intersection between grassroots activism and organized political pressure in Delhi. By centering the protest on the physical health and legal status of Sonam Wangchuk, the movement is leveraging a high-profile hunger strike to force a judicial or executive intervention, turning a medical discharge into a symbolic victory for their broader political demands.
