Agencies | New Delhi:
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its nationwide agitation over the NEET issue after the Centre accepted its key demands, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the withdrawal of FIRs registered against protesters.
The decision was announced following talks between representatives of the government and the CJP shortly after Pradhan stated on X that he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a joint press conference with CJP spokesperson Saurav Das and Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Union Minister J.P. Nadda said the government would provide “honourable compensation”, in accordance with existing rules, to the families of students who died by suicide following the cancellation of the NEET examination. He also announced that all FIRs registered against protesters would be withdrawn.
“As the government has accepted all our demands, we are calling off our protests with immediate effect. We appeal to everyone to return home peacefully,” Das said.
The CJP had been staging a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar since June 20, demanding accountability over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, irregularities in the CBSE’s on-screen marking process and broader reforms in the conduct of public examinations.
The agitation drew thousands of students to protests across the country and received support from several opposition parties, emerging as one of the largest student-led movements over examination reforms in recent years.
