CJP protests: Spokesperson Saurav Das says government has provided them with relief for protesters in late night meeting | Today’s news

After an overnight meeting with central government officials, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokespersons asserted in a video message that “no protester will be left alone. We are all in this together,” referring to cases filed against those who took part in protests demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister.

CJP spokespersons revealed in their video that they were assured that state governments would issue notifications protecting protesters from prosecution.

The statement came soon after the Abhijeet Dipek-founded party warned that they would have to launch fresh protests due to the central government’s “alleged breach of agreement” on police action against protesters. The CJP revealed that the Bihar and Assam governments had issued orders offering relief to the protesters.

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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been assured that state governments, including Bihar and Assam, will issue notices guaranteeing withdrawal of the FIR, no future legal action and the release of all detained protesters.

The CJP called off its protests after receiving assurances from the central government regarding the withdrawal of the FIR against the protesters and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The government is expected to announce support in the form of written agreements barring future FIRs against protesters, based on promises made during talks with CJP representatives.

Yes, the CJP has warned that if the government does not honor the agreement, including written assurances and the release of detainees, they may be forced to resume protests.

The CJP has initiated a legal aid fund website to solicit contributions for the defense of protesters facing legal action and is coordinating with lawyers to provide support across states.

Surav Das, chief spokesperson of the CJP, told X: “An hour after our press conference, government representatives met us. The meeting lasted for 2-3 hours. They shared copies of Bihar and Assam notifications guaranteeing withdrawal of FIR, no future action and release of all those detained and arrested.”

“They have reiterated their promise to release assurance notices from the Union government and other BJP/NDA states by tomorrow. Hopefully the agreed language will be used,” he further added.

Earlier, CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das shared the order on X and said, “Consequently, the Assam government guarantees the release of all arrested protesters, no FIR or action in future and withdrawal of all existing FIRs.”

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In a separate post on X, Das said, “After the Bihar and Assam announcements, we have been assured that no authority will take action against the protesters in Rajasthan. No FIRs have been registered. There won’t be any. We are constantly working to ensure that all other at-risk BJP/NDA states issue notices in the required language for the sake of the protesters. We will never allow any youth to fight this alone!”

On Monday, the Assam government announced that it will withdraw the cases and other legal proceedings it had initiated against people who participated in the protests over the alleged NEET-UG paper leaks.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Politics, a total of five cases have been filed in Assam in connection with the protests and 13 people have been arrested.

“Regarding these cases registered before 06:00 PM on 26.07.2026, after careful consideration of all aspects of the circumstances and the consequent need to strengthen accountability and implement systemic reforms across the examination and higher education ecosystem, the Government of Assam has decided that no adverse legal action shall be initiated by any of the police authorities in the state against the persons who were involved in these protests,” the press release said.

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The report also said that the process of withdrawal of registered cases, irrespective of the stage it is currently in, will be started immediately as per the law. As for those arrested, their release will be promptly arrested.

It also follows from the press release that the government is not proposing any further adverse measures against the participants in the protests, as the matter will be treated as closed without further proceedings.

The CJP agitation was called off on Saturday, July 25, after Dharmendra Pradhan himself resigned as the Union Education Minister.