Supporters across India send food via delivery apps to sustain the ‘Cockroach’ protest
Volunteers and NGOs set up makeshift counters and a clinic, with doctors treating injuries and groups distributing 10,000 raincoats and umbrellas, organizers said.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, the protest site at Jantar Mantar witnessed a dramatic resurgence as thousands of demonstrators received an outpouring of food, water, and medical aid following Monday's police crackdown.
- Following Monday's police crackdown that dismantled the main stage, demonstrators found themselves buoyed by supporters who rallied to show solidarity with those who faced lathi-charge and tear-gas shelling.
- Delivery workers ferried meals from across India as students at Delhi University's Aryabhatta College raised Rs 8,000 for supplies, while the Sachkhand Foundation distributed 2,000 meals daily over four days.
- In a makeshift clinic, Dr. M K Bundwal led a team of around 10 volunteers providing medical care, while Suhail Khan and Pramod Pal worked to clear debris and maintain site hygiene.
- Foundation president Taranjot Singh announced plans to distribute 10,000 raincoats and 10,000 umbrellas over the next two days in view of inclement weather, ensuring the demonstration continues despite challenging conditions.
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People across India send food via delivery apps to sustain the 'Cockroach' protest
NEW DELHI: The food arrives almost as steadily as the protesters.Every few minutes, delivery riders on motorbikes pull up outside the protest site with bags of burgers, snacks and bottled water. Volunteers collect the food, stack it along other donated supplies and distribute it to demonstrators.Supporters across India are helping sustain the country's "Cockroach” movement by ordering meals through online food delivery apps for protesters camped…
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Supporters across India send food via delivery apps to sustain the 'Cockroach' protest
Supporters across India are sustaining the country's “Cockroach” movement by ordering meals through online food delivery apps for protesters in the capital.
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AlKhaleej TodayPizza power: India’s ‘cockroach’ protesters fed by nationwide flood of fast food deliveries
NEW DELHI, July 23 — Supporters from across India are literally feeding “cockroach” education-reform protesters camped in the capital, sending a deluge of pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tea.As activists gather beneath tarpaulin sheets in New Delhi, often holding all-night political debates, singing or reciting poetry, delivery drivers from online platforms weave through the barricades.The supplies are being dispatched by supporters from as far …
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