Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, on Saturday reacted to the Narendra Modi government accepting all the demands put by the Cockroach Janta Party, saying it was “one step in a very deep problem”.
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Addressing his second press conference of the day, the Congress leader said the protest was “a warning” from students and the opposition to the government.
“This is a warning from the students and opposition that you cannot run the country the way you have been running. This is not your personal fiefdom,” Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi called Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as education minister earlier in the day due to massive protests, “a symbol of corruption, incompetence, and the destruction of the education system”.
“It’s good that this symbol has been removed. But now, to reform the education system, the government will have to take strict measures. Students have two more demands, which we must not forget. Strict action must be taken against those who brutalised students. Narendra Modi must apologise to all the students of the country,” he said.
This comes after two major announcements were made during a joint press conference held by union ministers Jitendra Singh and JP Nadda, and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokespersons Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. CJP withdrew its agitation “in good faith”, and the government agreed to withdraw all cases against student protesters and accept all of CJP’s demands.
