New Delhi: Actor Akanksha Puri has claimed that she was offered money, flight tickets and hotel accommodation to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Speaking to ANI, she alleged that she was also asked to post reels about the protest but chose to decline the offer, saying students deserved genuine support rather than promotional campaigns.
According to ANI, Akanksha said she did not accept the proposal despite being offered financial incentives and travel arrangements.
“I was offered money to support the CJP and Jantar Mantar protest. They even offered me flight tickets to Jantar Mantar. I was asked to post reels. Many other creators received similar offers too. I refused. Students should be supported genuinely. It is not a marketing opportunity,” she told ANI.
The actor also appealed to political parties to stand with students without turning the movement into a publicity exercise.
“My request to all politicians as well is to not look at this as promotion or marketing content. Support them, listen to what they have to say, that’s all they want,” she said.
Akanksha further spoke about the alleged violence during the protests, saying it was painful to watch students being injured while exercising their right to raise their voices.
“It feels really bad when you see young children crying, facing lathi charges, getting injured. Seeing all this felt terrible, and when I saw it, people were making content out of it, which made me feel even worse, that you forgot the core issue. They are the future of our country; they are asking for something small, putting their thoughts forward, and what they are saying isn’t wrong. They have every right to raise their voice. So please support them,” she told ANI.
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