New Delhi : The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its call for a fresh protest march in Delhi on September 5. CJP spokesperson and co-convenor Saurav Das made the statement before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant after the Centre gave assurances on the demands that had triggered the fresh protest call.
On August 24, the CJP had announced the September 5 march from India Gate to the New Delhi Police Headquarters, while accusing the Centre of failing to honour assurances given when its massive nationwide agitation against the NEET paper leak was called off on July 25. The protesters had claimed that several commitments made at the time, particularly those relating to FIRs and written assurances, had not been fulfilled. The first was that FIRs against protesters for the incidents between July 20 and 25 would not be pursued. The second was that no fresh FIRs would be filed in relation to those incidents.
The Centre, however, placed a specific application by the Delhi Police before the Supreme Court seeking permission to register a fresh FIR against 2,873 people allegedly having serious criminal records, but only if investigation establishes their involvement in offences involving bodily harm or destruction of property during the protests. “I am authorised to make a statement that the government stands by it,” Solicitor General Mehta told the court, adding that several modalities would have to be worked out in consultation with the states and other stakeholders.
The CJP had announced the September 5 march on August 24, proposing a route from India Gate to the New Delhi Police Headquarters. The party had accused the Centre of failing to honour assurances given when it called off its nationwide agitation against the NEET paper leak on July 25. The protesters had claimed that several commitments made at the time, particularly those concerning FIRs and written assurances, had not been fulfilled.
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