Cockroach Janta Party withdraws protest after Centre accepts demands

Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and J.P.Nadda in talks with CJP spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka at the Constitutional Club in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday (July 25, 2026), after the third round of talks with the Centre, has agreed to withdraw the protest after the Modi-led government accepted their demands.Follow Jantar Mantar protest LIVEIn a joint press conference with Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and J.P. Nadda, the Cockroach Janta Party’s national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said, “We held three rounds of discussions with the government delegation. Our protest at Jantar Mantar, which was going on for several days, had three main demands: Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, all legal cases filed against protesters and organisers...those FIRs should be withdrawn, and no future cases should be filed against protesters or organisers. And our third demand was compensation of ₹1 crore for the families who lost their loved ones after the NEET paper was not held. Just a while ago, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. This means that our first demand has been accepted.”Another CJP member, Saurav Das, said that “Our second demand was that all the FIRs filed against the protesters, not just in Delhi but in all BJP-ruled and BJP-allied States, should be withdrawn. This was also our second demand. The government has accepted that demand as well.”“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...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 government’s guarantees regarding these FIRs and any future action,” he added.Mr. Ranka further added that, “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 immediately.” Published - July 25, 2026 05:44 pm IST