Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders met Union Minister JP Nadda on Monday to submit a list of three demands [1].
The meeting occurs amid ongoing protests regarding the NEET-UG paper leak and the detention of activists, signaling a potential shift from street demonstrations to formal dialogue between the party and the government.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, representing the CJP, met with Nadda at his residence in central Delhi [2]. The two representatives [3] presented a three-point demand list [1]. Central to these demands is the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, following the controversy surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak [1]. The CJP also demanded the release of activist Sonam [1].
Despite the meeting, the two parties offered conflicting accounts of how the discussion was initiated. JP Nadda said the initiative for the meeting came from the protesters [4]. However, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the party approached the government for the talks [4].
Following the meeting, Nadda called for a cessation of the current demonstrations. "I request the protesters to end the sit-in and engage in dialogue," Nadda said [1].
Das said the meeting did not signal an end to the movement. "We have met Union Minister JP Nadda to submit our demands and will continue our protest until they are met," Das said [4].
The meeting took place against a backdrop of tension in the capital, with reports of mass detentions near Parliament as protesters marched to voice their grievances [2].
“We have met Union Minister JP Nadda to submit our demands and will continue our protest until they are met.”
The interaction between the CJP and the Union Minister highlights the escalating pressure on the Ministry of Education regarding the NEET-UG paper leak. While the government is attempting to move the conflict toward a diplomatic resolution to clear the streets of Delhi, the CJP's refusal to end its sit-in suggests that a formal meeting alone is insufficient to satisfy the protesters' demands for high-level accountability.
