Supreme Court Quashes All Charges Against Student Protesters, CJP Calls Off March

NEW DELHI-The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on September 1 welcomed the Supreme Court’s order directing the quashing of FIRs registered against student protesters in Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and other parts of the country in connection with protests held between July 20 and 25, saying it could not have let students’ futures be affected for participating in the agitation.

In view of the Union government’s assurances and the Supreme Court order, the CJP has also decided to call off its proposed September 5 protest march.

 CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on July 25 was a “very big victory” for the youth of the country.

Referring to a joint press conference with Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh on the same day, Das recalled: “There were two demands from us, including compensation for the families whose children died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak and an assurance that the FIRs filed against protesters, youth, and students across the country would be withdrawn”.

“Since then, we had been holding dialogues with a high-level delegation of the government. It was due to our efforts that notifications were issued in several states, assuring that FIRs registered against student protesters would be taken back and that no action would be taken against them in future as well.”

However, Das said the Union government’s written assurance on compensation for the families of NEET victims and withdrawal of FIRs registered by Delhi Police and other central agencies had not been received before September 1.

“The youth have an entire future ahead of them, and we could not let that get affected due to FIRs and police action,” he asserted.

Das also said the CJP had urged the government to state before the Supreme Court that compensation, in an honorable amount, would be paid within 90 days.

“The funds will be credited directly to the families’ bank accounts. The government gave this assurance to the Supreme Court today, and the Court accepted it, granting it judicial sanctity by incorporating it into its order,” he stated.

The CJP spokesperson further said: “I want to declare that we are calling off our peaceful protest march scheduled for September 5 from India Gate to the new Police Headquarters because the government has accepted all our demands.” (IANS)