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    COVER STORY                                                               JULY 31, 2026    |  The Indian Eye                    4

                                      EDUCATION MINISTER QUITS

                    VICTORY FOR

                            STUDENTS !

               Dharmendra Pradhan submits his resignation to PM Modi after more than a month

                  of protest and agitation by the Cockroach Janata Party and Opposition parties

            OUR BUREAU

            New Delhi
                  fter  a  big  victory  on  Satur-
                  day,  Cockroach  Janata  Party
            A(CJP)  announced  that  it  has
            withdrawn the 37-day long agitation
            at Jantar Mantar in “good faith” af-
            ter  Education  Minister  Dharmen-
            dra Pradhan stepped down from the
            Council  of  Ministers  and  the  outfit
            received assurance on other demands
            from the government.  Addressing a
            press conference at the Constitution
            Club  in  the  national  capital,  CJP’s
            Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said,
            “Cockroach Janta Party declares that
            we withdraw the agitation in good
            faith, with the understanding that the
            agreed-upon  terms  will  be  executed
            within the agreed-upon timelines.”
                 Following the third round
            of  talks  with  Union  Ministers  J  P   Cockroach Janta Party’s protest at Jantar Mantar demanding for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged
            Nadda and Jitendra Singh at the
            Constitution Club, the CJP said that             examination irregularities and NEET paper leak became a big challenge for the Modi government (ANI)
            the Central government has agreed
            to provide suitable compensation to   The  CJP  has  presented  a  five-  together  on  broader  reforms.  If  all   Saurav  Das  said,  “Our  second
            the families of the NEET aspirants   point  demand  charter  before  the   these demands are agreeable to the   demand  was  that  all  the  FIRs  filed
            who died by suicide and assured to   government  and  will  hold  the  next   government, then we would also like   against the protesters, not just in Del-
            withdraw the FIRs lodged against   round of talks after four weeks. CJP   to withdraw the agitation.”  hi but in all BJP-ruled and BJP-allied
            protesters anywhere in India.     Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said,     “All our demands have been ac-  states, should be withdrawn. This was
                Earlier,  Dharmendra  Pradhan   “We had demanded compensation of   cepted, so we request the protesters   also  our  second  demand.  The  gov-
            submitted  his  resignation  to  Prime   Rs 1 crore for the families of NEET   to withdraw immediately and return   ernment  has  accepted  that  demand
            Minister Narendra Modi and stated   victims. The government has agreed   home peacefully. We will inform you   as well. Furthermore, the withdrawal
            that he was stepping down in the larg-  to  this,  stating  that  an  honorary   of our future strategy or any other   will be done shortly. The government
            er interest of students to ensure that   compensation will be given to those   issues. But we request the protesters   has assured us that it will share cop-
            the  country’s  youth  do  not  become   families  under  whatever  rules  and   to withdraw immediately,” he added.  ies of all the FIRs filed - as per our
            “trapped in a web of confusion.”  regulations  allow.  Apart  from  this,   Several  FIRs  have  been  filed   last information, 15 to 20 FIRs were
                    The  Cockroach  Janata  Party   we also placed a five-point demand   against protesters across India after   filed  in  Delhi  -  and  we  will  receive
            (CJP), beginning as a satirical social   charter  before  the  government,   the  July  20  ‘Chalo  Sansad’  march   those copies within three to four days
            media account from CJI Surya Kant’s   which  talked  about  broader  educa-  at Jantar Mantar. The CJP had de-  in any case. The government has also
            remarks,  led  the  movement  along   tional  reforms  and  exam  reforms.   manded a withdrawal of the FIRs   assured  that  the  withdrawal  will  be
            with  activist  Sonam  Wangchuk  at   We will meet the government again   and no legal action in the future. Das   done shortly.”
            Jantar Mantar in the national capital,   in  about  four  weeks  regarding  that   said that the government has agreed   Meanwhile,  leader  of  the  Op-
            demanding  Pradhan’s  resignation.  demand charter so that we can work   to the demand.                      Continued on next page... >>

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