NEET protest: Govt offers fresh talks with JP Nadda, CJP sets Jantar Mantar or neutral venue as condition | Today’s news

Union Minister JP Nadda on Thursday invited the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) for a meeting, but its leaders rejected the proposal, insisting that the meeting could only be held at a neutral venue.

Another union minister Jitendra Singh also said that the government tried to talk to the CJP leadership four times and asked them to come again for a meeting either at JP Nadda’s house or office.

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“We can move towards a solution only through discussion, wherever you want, we can discuss, either at Nadda’s house or at his office,” Singh said after meeting Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday.

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The CJP’s main demands include the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, ₹1 million compensation to the families of students who committed suicide over the paper leak, and no prosecution of peaceful protesters during the July 20 Parliament march.

The CJP refused to meet JP Nadda at his residence and insisted that the discussions should be held at a neutral venue like Jantar Mantar to ensure accountability and transparency.

The government acknowledged the protests and Prime Minister Modi announced the establishment of fast-track courts to deal with the paper leak cases, although the CJP criticized it as insufficient and a distraction from the main issues.

The CJP reacted negatively, saying that the announcement of fast-track trials did not address the root causes of the document leaks, criticizing them as a mere distraction from the need for accountability.

CJP leaders stressed that they will continue their protests until the government agrees to their demands, especially the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

At a press briefing at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, where the CJP has been camping since last month demanding accountability for the NEET paper “leak” and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, its chief spokesperson Saurav Das said the police informed that Nadda had invited them to her residence for a discussion.

“We have refused to go to anyone’s home or office. It is a people’s court. Ministers should come among the people. If they want to talk, it should be held at Jantar Mantar,” Das said. home or office. However, he said the CJP remains open to dialogue and is willing to consider a neutral site near the protest site if there are security concerns.

Also on Wednesday, the CJP was invited to meet Nadda, but she declined the invitation saying that she would only meet the government at a neutral venue.

“JP Nadda sent an invitation to the CJP today but those sitting on the dais at the protest site declined the invitation,” a source told PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government has decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and severe punishment of those involved in the paper leak.

This was it Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major response to protests in state capital over paper leaks and growing demands for resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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Reacting to PM Modi’s announcement, the CJP lamented that the prime minister’s focus was on repairing the damage rather than addressing the root cause.

“Declaring fast-track trials is not a real solution. It is only a distraction. The Prime Minister is playing a cruel joke on the future of millions of students across this country.” said Ashutosh Ranka, National Spokesperson, Janta cockroach party.

“Paper leaks are not happening because fast track courts were missing in India. They are happening because Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been completely incompetent. He has failed to build a safe and reliable examination system. Today the youth of this country demand one thing above all else – accountability.” said Ranka.

The Prime Minister is playing a cruel joke on the future of millions of students across this country.

The CJP reiterated that it will continue its protests until the government accepts its demands for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, ₹1 million in compensation to the families of children who died by suicide and no prosecution of peaceful protesters during the July 20 march to Parliament.