The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to the union government, accusing it of “trying to betray” the country’s youth over FIRs registered against students who protested at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar last month.
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said in a post on X that while the Supreme Court sought a consolidated list of FIRs against students to quash, the lawyers representing the centre resisted.
“The Government of India is trying to betray the youth of this nation. “The Court sought this information not once, not twice, but thrice. Yet, the Union Government’s lawyer did not commit to furnishing such a list and instead actively resisted it. But why?” he added. “We will not permit the Government to play games with the trust of India’s students, Gen-Z and young citizens. CJP has exercised patience. We have negotiated in good faith. We called off our agitation in good faith. And we have given the Government sufficient opportunity to honour its commitments in good faith. That patience is now running out. But you (government) are showing hesitancy on this in the court. Don’t play delay tactics with us. We will not accept this. The issue relating to the students is the quashing of FIRs against them. Thousands of students took part in the march, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks and seeking wider reforms in the examination system.
They have identified around 2,800 hardened criminals; if they have to take action against them, then it is a different matter altogether. Earlier reporting noted: The issue dates back to the July 20 Parliament march organised by the CJP following weeks of protests and a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. During today’s hearing, the Supreme Court made its intention very clear: it sought a list of FIRs registered against students and protesters across the country from the Union Government so that it can quash all of them at one go, in exercise of its powers under Article 142,” Das wrote, sharing the video. And therefore we now warn the government,” the post further read.
Das said that the CJP had called off its protest on July 25 “in good faith” after the Government of India committed to withdrawing FIRs, protecting protesters from punitive action, and compensating affected families. But he said the centre is now resisting, even though the Supreme Court has laid out a path to fulfil one of those commitments. Saurav Das warned that if the Government does not “immediately demonstrate concrete steps towards honouring the July 25 commitments”, the Cockroach Janta Party will convene its National Working Committee within the next two days to decide the next course of nationwide action. He said that the CJP’s next course of action “will depend entirely” upon what the Government of India “chooses to do now. Das said the government should comply with the court’s direction and submit the details instead of delaying the matter. Earlier reporting noted: Speaking to ANI, Das said, “When the court is asking (from government) for the list of FIRs to be quashed, then why are you not submitting it to the court?
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Don’t use delay tactics’: CJP’s Saurav Das demands quashing of FIRs against students Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Tuesday questioned the Delhi government’s reluctance to submit to the court the list of FIRs it has been asked to provide for possible quashing, saying the main concern for students is the withdrawal of cases registered against them during the protests.
