Cockroach Janta Party ends protest after edu minister resigns, Indian govt accepts demands
The group ended its protest after a third round of talks in New Delhi and assurances on compensation, FIRs and other demands.
Highlights
- Government agrees to compensation and FIR-related demands
- Party says terms will be implemented within agreed timeline
- Leaders urge protesters to leave sites peacefully
- Nadda says no new FIRs will be filed
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) today (25 July) announced it was withdrawing its agitation against exam paper leaks after the Indian government agreed to meet its demands, hours after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid nationwide protests.
CJP spokesman Saurav Das made the announcement in New Delhi after the third round of talks between the party delegation and the government.
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"We declare withdrawal of our protest with immediate effect," Das told reporters during a joint press conference with federal ministers Jitendra Singh and JP Nadda.
He said the party was ending its agitation in good faith and on the understanding that the agreed terms would be implemented within the promised timeline.
Das also said the government had assured compensation for the families of NEET suicide victims and action on the withdrawal of FIRs registered against protesters.
Responding to a question, he said the party condemned violence and the role of "anti-social elements" that had allegedly incited people against the media and the public.
"Such anti-social elements had infiltrated the CJP, and we strongly denounce their actions," he said.
CJP spokesman Ashutosh Ranka, who was also present at the press conference, said the government had "accepted all our demands after 36 days of protest".
"We urge everyone to peacefully withdraw from the protest sites," he added.
JP Nadda said today's meeting was the third between the government and CJP representatives, and that discussions had gone on for a long time.
"They came today with a written draft in which they presented four points regarding the cases filed during the agitation. Along with that, they also raised the remaining two demands - that no retaliatory measures should be taken, that compensation should be provided and that their five-point charter should be considered," he said.
According to Nadda, the government agreed that no action would be taken and no new FIRs would be filed.
He added that copies of any FIRs already registered by the Delhi Police or in BJP-ruled states would be shared with the party.
