Minister Dilawar Defends Delhi Police Action, Labels Jantar Mantar Protesters Hooligans

Dilawar Claims Police Exercised Restraint Amid Agitation

Madan Dilawar, the School Education Minister of Rajasthan, has publicly backed the Delhi Police following their intervention in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstrations. Addressing journalists in Jaipur on July 25, 2026, Dilawar asserted that the law enforcement response was actually less than what was warranted by the situation. He maintained that the police worked with great patience despite what he described as hooliganism by the gathered crowds.

Dilawar argued that the individuals participating in the Jantar Mantar demonstration, which drew roughly 10,000 people, were not genuine NEET candidates. He alleged that the movement had been hijacked by a "tukde-tukde gang" intent on national fragmentation. The minister cited specific inflammatory slogans regarding Article 370, Hindutva, and national sovereignty as evidence that the protesters were agitators rather than students seeking academic reform.

Allegations of Opposition Conspiracy

The minister framed the ongoing unrest as a strategic attempt by a tired Opposition to tarnish Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration. Dilawar claimed these political entities are seeking to provoke a lathi charge or police gunfire to gain international sympathy, comparing their alleged goals to recent government collapses in Sri Lanka and Nepal. He specifically accused the Congress party of plotting potential harm against the Prime Minister during their protests near the official residence.

• Dilawar defended Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, stating he should not resign under pressure from "hoodlums."
• He contrasted the current government's fast-tracking of paper leak cases with the previous Ashok Gehlot administration, which he claimed oversaw 18 separate leaks.
• The minister highlighted that while he would resign at the Chief Minister's request, he saw no merit in the demands currently being made by the AAP, Congress, and Leftist groups.

Revisiting the NEET Paper Leak Stance

This forceful defense of the government follows Dilawar’s controversial May statement in Jodhpur, where he dismissed the NTA’s cancellation of the medical entrance exam as not a big deal. While he now acknowledges the gravity of the legal situation, he insists that legitimate candidates would never engage in the behavior witnessed at the recent protests, which he claimed included public indecency and insults to religious figures like Lord Ram and Sita.

Source: Indian Express