Following a meeting between Union minister JP Nadda and CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, the government has requested that demonstrators operating under the satirical political party Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) cease their sit-in in central Delhi.
Nadda stated in an X post that “the meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere” following the demonstrators’ request for discussions this morning. Because of the NEET-UG paper leak, the CJP has been calling for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to step down.
“This morning, for the first time, a proposal came from the protesters to hold talks with the government, and our discussions have been ongoing since 11. 50 am. The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere. An initial verbal discussion was held in detail with their delegation, and they submitted a written petition to me around 4 pm,” Nadda said.
“I have requested all the protesters to end their sit-in and assist the administration in restoring normalcy,” he said.
The Delhi Police asked protesters to maintain peace, exercise restraint and cooperate in ensuring peace and public order. It asked people to guard against “rumours, misinformation or unverified content through any platform.”In a post on X, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das also revealed that he and another spokesperson, Ashutosh Ranka, visited with Nadda at his home for ten minutes and delivered a letter of demands.
“While we submit a written letter with our demands, he has assured us that he will meanwhile speak internally. We are in that process…” Das said. “The minister assured us he will discuss this at the appropriate level. However, no commitments have been made so far. The peaceful protesters will not rest until the demand is met.” He also shared a copy of the letter on X.The CJP blamed the Union education minister as “directly responsible for multiple paper leaks, including NEET 2026, and other exam fiascos, most recently being CBSE 12th portal chaos and CUET exam delay.”
“There has been no systemic corrections or action taken by Pradhan, indicating his gross incompetency as the education minister,” the CJP said in the letter. Hundreds of people demonstrated against the Union education minister earlier today in the high-security central Delhi area. They attempted to march in the direction of parliament as well. Since yesterday, prohibitory orders or a restriction on mass gatherings have been in place, forcing the police to step in. The demonstration is still ongoing. According to sources, there was no forced evacuation from Jantar Mantar in downtown Delhi, and reports that claimed otherwise were untrue.
