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After the Supreme Court's ruling which quashed all FIRs registered against the students who participated in the NEET protests, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
founder Abhijeet Dipke called it "absolute justice". The CJP have reacted very positively to the development. Having called on nationwide protests following the Government's failure to quash the cases, the CJP have now hailed the apex court's ruling, calling it a victory for the students. In a social media post, they wrote "the Supreme Court has dismissed the unjust legal cases against students. Our demands have been heard, and no student will face such action anymore."
Dipke thanked the court and said justice has been dispensed to all those who fought at Jantar Mantar, and to the families of those who died by suicide due to NEET paper leak. "Our demands have been met. This is absolute justice. It took us a month (for this)," he said.
Dipke said this was made possible due to people's power, adding that he has been holding meetings with several delegations on the issue. "I apologise to the families that we could not save your kids. We are very sorry that you lost your kids," the CJP convener said referring to those who lost their loved due to suicide and blamed the government for its failure.
The students lost their lives because of government's failure, he alleged, and said the government has also accepted that it will provide compensation to families of students who died by suicide. "The government has accepted the demands but it has to take the responsibility that not a single student dies due to paper leak," he said. Dipke further added that the government must ensure that no student loses life due to failure of the system. "We cannot afford this anymore," he said.
CJP co-convenor Saurav Das also confirmed that the NDA & BJP ruled states were expected to quash all FIRs and the announcement was hence made by the establishments in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed all FIRs registered against students who participated in the CJP-led protests between July 20 to 25 across the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also directed the Centre to provide within three months compensation to families of students who ended their lives over the NEET paper leak.
The CJP-led march on July 20 in Delhi saw clashes between protesters and security personnel, who used lathis and teargas shells to disperse crowds attempting to move towards Parliament. The student-led protests, which spread to several cities, were centred around the resignation of the then Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The agitation, which began at Jantar Mantar on June 20, was called off on July 25 after Pradhan resigned and the government accepted the CJP's other demands.
