The impasse over the issue continues with CJP telling the government that its demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation was non-negotiable as its leaders held a second round of talks with Union Minister JP Nadda.
The CJP claimed that the government sought time until Saturday afternoon to respond to the demand and warned that it would escalate the protests if Pradhan did not quit.
After a two-hour meeting at the Constitution Club, CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the government agreed to two of their demands, including Rs 1-crore compensation for the families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide and no action against the protesting students.
A third round of meeting between the CJP leaders and the government, as represented by Nadda and Union Minister Jitendra Singh, will be held on Saturday. Nadda said the meeting was “cordial”, but did not divulge details and neither confirmed if the government had accepted any demands of the CJP.
Protests spread across India
Meanwhile, the CJP protests spread across India on Friday in response the party’s call for a nationwide protest against the police “brutalities” on students. Employing social media mobilisation, students took out solidarity rallies in various parts across the country, including major urban centres like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
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