WATCH: CJP calls off 37-day Jantar Mantar protest after Pradhan's resignation, says Centre accepted all demands

The Cockroach Janta Party CJP on Saturday called off its 37daylong agitation at Jantar Mantar saying it was withdrawing the protest in good faith after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the Centre assured it that its remaining demands would be addressed news agency ANI reportedCockroach Janta Party withdraws its nationwide agitation with immediate effectAll demands of the Cockroach Janta Party have been accepted by the government1 Maximum possible compensation for families of NEET paper leakrelated suicides2 All FIRs by Central govt andhellipmdash Cockroach is Back Cockroachisback July 25 2026Announcing the decision at a press conference at the Constitution Club in the national capital CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said Cockroach Janta Party declares that we withdraw the agitation in good faith with the understanding that the agreedupon terms will be executed within the agreedupon timelinesVIDEO Delhi After talks between the CJP delegation and the government during a joint press conference with Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and JP Nadda CJP s Saurav Das says The CJP declares that we withdraw the agitation in good faith and understanding that the agreedhellip pictwittercom4kmBNDFER3mdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 25 2026The announcement came after the third round of talks between CJP representatives and Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh at the Constitution Club According to CJP the Centre agreed to provide suitable compensation to the families of National Eligibility Entrance Test NEET aspirants who died by suicide and assured the withdrawal of first information reports FIRs registered against protesters across the countryThe CJP also submitted a fivepoint demand charter to the government and said the next round of discussions on broader education and examination reforms would be held after four weeksCJP Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said We had demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of NEET victims The government has agreed to this stating that an honorary compensation will be given to those families under whatever rules and regulations allow Apart from this we also placed a fivepoint demand charter before the government which talked about broader educational reforms and exam reforms We will meet the government again in about four weeks regarding that demand charter so that we can work together on broader reforms If all these demands are agreeable to the government then we would also like to withdraw the agitationAnnouncing the end of the protest he added All our demands have been accepted so we request the protesters to withdraw immediately and return home peacefully We will inform you of our future strategy or any other issues But we request the protesters to withdraw immediatelyCJP says Centre agrees to withdraw FIRs against protestersSeveral FIRs were registered against protesters in different parts of the country following the July 20 Chalo Sansad march at Jantar Mantar The CJP had demanded that all such cases be withdrawn and that no further legal action be initiated against protesters Das said the government had agreed to the demandOur second demand was that all the FIRs filed against the protesters not just in Delhi but in all BJPruled and BJPallied states should be withdrawn This was also our second demand The government has accepted that demand as well Furthermore the withdrawal will be done shortly The government has assured us that it will share copies of all the FIRs filed as per our last information 15 to 20 FIRs were filed in Delhi and we will receive those copies within three to four days in any case The government has also assured that the withdrawal will be done shortly Das saidHe further said Understanding this we have shared a draft with the government which is a written guarantee The government has said it will share this with us by Tuesday We hope that by Tuesday we will receive the governments guarantees regarding these FIRs and any future actionEarlier in the day Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was stepping down in the larger interest of students to ensure that the countrys youth did not become trapped in a web of confusionCJP which began as a satirical social media account following remarks by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant led the agitation at Jantar Mantar along with activist Sonam Wangchuk demanding Pradhans resignation over the alleged NEET UG paper leakThe controversy began after the alleged NEET UG paper leak surfaced in May while the reexamination was conducted on June 21With ANI inputs