While Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters stood their ground at Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding accountability over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, strangers who had never met them found their own way of joining the movement. They sent food.

Several videos circulating on X and Instagram showed delivery partners arriving with meals paid for online by strangers who wanted to ensure the protesters did not go hungry.

One such clip, featuring a Zomato delivery partner delivering food in heavy rain, has especially resonated with social media users.

The delivery executive, wearing a raincoat and helmet, explained that the order had come from a man in Mumbai who wanted the food distributed among anyone in need at Jantar Mantar.

"Anuj naam ka bhaiya hai Mumbai, Maharashtra se. Inka naam Anuj Rawat hai. Inhone bola hai ki khaana jo koi Jantar Mantar pe bhookha vyakti hai usse aap le jaa ke de sakte ho. Vo online pay kar diya paisa (A man named Anuj Rawat from Mumbai, Maharashtra, placed this order. He asked me to give the food to anyone at Jantar Mantar who is hungry. He has already paid for it online),” he said.

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The volunteers receiving the order thanked both the donor and the delivery partner, who had travelled amid the heavy rain to complete the delivery.

"Thank you, bhaiya," one woman said before adding, "Thank you so much," as those around her applauded the delivery executive.

The clip quickly gained traction online, with many viewers saying the gesture reflected the compassion shown by ordinary people during moments of public protest.

"I had goosebumps after hearing this. I feel love. I feel care. Bare minimum, this is just powerful," one X user wrote.

The Zomato delivery was not an isolated instance. Throughout the day, several videos surfaced showing volunteers serving tea, meals and snacks to demonstrators, with many people choosing to contribute remotely by paying for food online.

The demonstrations form part of a wider agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical movement founded by Abhijeet Dipke, which had called for a march to Parliament from Jantar Mantar on July 20 over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.

The campaign gathered further momentum after activist Sonam Wangchuk began an indefinite hunger strike on June 28, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the controversy.

Although the protest initially struggled to draw widespread attention, it entered a new phase after Wangchuk was detained by police and shifted to Safdarjung Hospital in the early hours of July 18.

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Published By:

Srimoyee Chowdhury

Published On:

Jul 21, 2026 16:24 IST