New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Wednesday (July 22) said it would not visit Union Minister JP Nadda's residence for further discussions
with the Centre. Speaking exclusively to Times Now, spokesperson of the satirical movement Saurav Das stated that the CJP remains open to dialogue at a neutral venue, such as a constitution club. if the government is unwilling to engage with its representatives at Jantar Mantar. "They won’t go to Nadda’s residence. In case the government doesn’t want to engage at Janyar Mantar. The CJP is open to meeting at a neutral location like Constitution Club," Das stated. On Monday, the CJP representatives, Das and Ashutosh Ranka, met Union Health Minister JP Nadda and submitted a letter of the movement's demand. Later in the day, the CJP released photographs of the meeting. Sharing the images on X,Das had said, "@AshutoshRanka and I have been at J.P. Nadda’s residence since 12 noon. The demands have been conveyed, including immediate resignation/sacking of Dharmendra Pradhan. The Minister assured us he will discuss this at the appropriate level. However, no commitments have been made so far. The peaceful protesters will not rest until the demand is met!" "The Minister has also assured us that no further crackdown will happen at Jantar Mantar and around. However, no reports yet of police stopping," he stated The three demands of the Cockroach Janta Party mentioned in the letter were-
- Immediate release of Sonam Wangchuk
- Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
- 1 Crore compensation for all NEET aspirants who committed suicide.
CJP Founder Abhijeet Dioke on Talks Between JP Nadda, CJP Team:
Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday questioned the government's design behind starting talks with the protesters. Dipke alleged that the central government engaged in talks with CJP while simultaneously carrying out a police crackdown on protesters.
"The government wasted our time. They invited our delegation. They seized their mobiles. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were, in a way, under house arrest at J P Nadda's residence," Dipke said, as quoted by PTI, addressing supporters at Jantar Mantar, where the protest over the NEET paper leak issue entered its 32nd day.
"The whole plan was to scatter the team, so that when there is chaos, no one is there. That is why they kept them sitting for five hours and wasted our time. You call for talks on one hand, and unleash batons on students on the other hand," he alleged.
Notably, the CJP's protest is centred around the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination after the medical entrance test was cancelled in early May following a paper leak.
