Double whammy for traffic in Delhi-NCR as youth, farmer protests choke roads
Two protests — the Jantar Mantar Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) stir and a proposed farmers' agitation at Kisan Ghat — caused traffic snarls in Delhi-NCR on July 21, 2026.
The CJP youth protest against exam irregularities, including NEET paper leak, led to clashes with police and heavy barricading in Central Delhi.
Farmers planned a 'Mahapanchayat' under 'Desh Bachao Morcha' at Kisan Ghat to protest the proposed India-US trade deal, prompting tight security at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border.
Delhi Traffic Police issued advisories, but heavy barricading kept traffic movement slow on roads like Delhi-Meerut Expressway, NH-9, and Delhi-Ghazipur Border.
The CJP was initially a satirical social media outfit in May 2026 that turned into a youth movement after the alleged forced hospitalization of activist Sonam Wangchuk on July 18.
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