New Delhi, July 20 -- Security at Parliament was beefed up on Monday, with several entry gates to the premises closed as the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest intensified.

This follows the CJP's call for a 'Sansad Chalo' march, which saw activists and protesters gather at Jantar Mantar. In anticipation of the march and the commencement of the Monsoon Session, security personnel were deployed in large numbers and conducted intensive security drills to ensure the area remained secure.

Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke ended his indefinite hunger strike at the request of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is currently admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. Dipke had begun the fast after Wangchuk was hospitalised on July 18, when his own 21-day ...