'A cockroach has made a dictator bow down': Uddhav, Raj hail student movement; say Mumbai rally to proceed as planned on Sunday

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS President Raj Thackeray on Saturday hailed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhans resignation following the nationwide agitation over alleged examination irregularities and the National Eligibility Entrance Test NEET paper leak The two leaders described it as a significant moment for the students movement and announced that their joint rally in Mumbai on Sunday would go ahead as plannedThe rally will be held at Shivaji Park at 10 amAddressing a joint press conference Uddhav Thackeray congratulated Cockroach Janata Party CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke the protesting students and their parents for sustaining the movementSince the last few days the country has been restless and we know why I want to congratulate Dipke youngsters and their parents This wasnt just about resignation The government has been putting the country under pressure A cockroach has made a dictator bow down Uddhav Thackeray saidHe alleged that the agitation had exposed the BJP governments handling of the protests and urged the Centre to withdraw cases registered against studentsOnly because you are in power you shouldnt act like this Dipke says that his two demands are still on This protest has shown the hooliganism of the BJP Who will complain against these police officers Amit Shah should clarify if they are going to take the complaints on the youngsters back If they dont do this then the youngsters might move their protest against Amit Shah he saidUddhav Raj to lead Shivaji Park rally in support of students movementThe Shiv Sena UBT chief also announced that the march scheduled for Sunday would proceed as plannedTomorrows march is on It is an important step Many people have shown their willingness Tomorrow we will show the strength of the Yuva Shakti he saidRaj Thackeray also praised the students movement and said Sundays gathering at Shivaji Park would be held to celebrate what he described as the youths victoryTomorrow at Shivaji Park we will come to celebrate the victory of the youngsters They brought the government back on the ground Well be there to celebrate Raj Thackeray saidHe also reiterated his partys support for CJP leader Abhijeet DipkeWell fully support Abhijeet Dipke Whatever his next step is he addedUddhav questions police action against student protesters Raj thanks Mumbai PoliceUddhav Thackeray further questioned the police action against student protesters during the agitation alleging excessive use of forceStudents should ask some questions to the Home Minister Why was the water cannon used Sticks with nails Pellet guns Men officers hitting women protestors Civil dress police Police without nameplates Tear gas They had electrocuted the barricade he allegedRaj Thackeray meanwhile thanked the Mumbai Police for their assistance in connection with Sundays planned marchWe would like to thank the Mumbai Police for their assistance he saidTheir remarks came after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Union Council of Ministers saying he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the protests over alleged examination irregularities were not exploited by antinational forcesThe resignation followed weeks of nationwide protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and other examinationrelated irregularitiesCJP withdraws agitation after Centre accepts key demandsMeanwhile the Cockroach Janata Party CJP announced the withdrawal of its agitation after Pradhans resignation and after the Centre accepted its other key demands including assurances on examination reforms compensation for the families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide and the withdrawal of FIRs registered against protestersThe Centre has also said it will examine the CJPs proposals on examination reforms and is preparing to introduce a stringent antipaper leak law providing for Special FastTrack Courts a Special Task Force STF and other measures aimed at preventing examination malpractices across the countryWith ANI inputs