In a fresh warning today, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson, Saurav Das, forewarned nationwide agitation unless written assurances for the dismissal of First Information Reports (FIRs) against the student protestors are provided immediately. With this, Das mentioned that the Central Government had assured to withdraw all the FIRs by Tuesday, not only in the national capital but in all Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states and any state governed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, so far, no action has been taken in the matter, he added.
"The government gave us a guarantee that all FIRs filed against students and protesters so far would be withdrawn and that no action would be taken against any protester in the future, not just in Delhi, but also in any BJP-ruled state or any state governed by the NDA. This guarantee was given to us on Saturday in front of the entire nation. A deadline of Tuesday was set for this, and while only a few hours remain before it expires, we have not yet received that assurance from the government in writing," he said.
Das underlined that upon meeting with the government representatives, he was shown a Supreme Court order directing that the States may proceed with the FIRs, making the matter sub judice.
"I even went to meet government representatives, following an invitation from them. They showed me a Supreme Court order; specifically, Direction No. 4 states that investigations into existing FIRs may proceed. The government argued that because this is a written order from the Supreme Court, the matter has become sub judice. I asked them directly whether or not they would provide the guarantee in writing. We have received no response from them so far," he said.
"I want to tell the government: you are about to commit a massive betrayal of the country's youth. We have made it clear that we will not accept any order or decision that violates the guarantee given by the government. You must honour the promises made to the students. We want you to keep your word regarding any future decisions taken in the interest of students. If you fail to do so, we want to make it clear that we will announce another massive protest, one that will take place in Delhi as well as in other states. We will launch a nationwide protest once again, as we remain committed to working in the best interests of students," he said.
CJP had led a 37-day-long protest at Jantar Mantar, with activist Sonam Wangchuk's 26-day hunger strike against the NEET-UG paper leak. The government agreed to their demands, and Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister. The government also agreed to provide suitable compensation to the aspirants who died by suicide and withdraw FIRs against protesters.
SC had directed all States to release students below the age of 18 who were arrested or detained during the nationwide protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, provided they have no criminal antecedents. The Court also directed that no coercive action be taken against students for the time being, ordered preservation of all electronic evidence relating to the protests, and observed that the allegations placed before it, prima facie, warrant an independent and impartial probe.
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