Jantar Mantar protest LIVE: CJP delegation will meet with government Ministers today, says sources

Home News India CJP's peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns, says CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke Updated - July 24, 2026 06:04 am IST Cockroach Janta Party Protest at Jantar Mantar ,in New Delhi on July 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will meet with government Ministers on Friday (July 24, 2026), sources said. The meeting will take place at 12.30 pm, but its venue has not been disclosed. This comes after intense backroom negotiations to end the deadlock over the NEET paper leak, the sources said.Also Read: PM reaches out to students; Sonam Wangchuk ends fastThe CJP has been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar here over the NEET paper leak, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and an overhaul of the education system.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has said the “strictest action” the government could take against examination irregularities was to remove Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that a bill providing for stringent action against paper leaks would be introduced in Parliament.Also Read: Student protests are the consequence of Modi government’s policies, writes Sonia Gandhi Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around Thursday midnight and conveyed the government’s assurances.“Just now, in the presence of Union Ministers J.P. Nadda, Dr Jitendra Singh and the senior leaders of the Apex Body of Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days,” Wangchuk said in a post on X.July 24, 2026 05:48 Removing Pradhan is the strictest action: CJP to PM ModiThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has said the “strictest action” the government could take against examination irregularities was to remove Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that a bill providing for stringent action against paper leaks would be introduced in Parliament.CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, in response to the prime minister’s remarks, said, “Modi ji, remove Dharmendra Pradhan tomorrow. That’s the strictest action you can take.” CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke also reacted to the Prime Minister’s announcement by taking to X to share an image of a man locking the gate of a compound with no boundary walls, in an apparent swipe at the proposed legislation.-PTIJuly 24, 2026 05:47 Wangchuk ends 26-day fast following govt assurance; CJP to continue protestActivist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met.He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around Thursday midnight and conveyed the government’s assurances.“Just now in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda, Dr Jitendra Singh and the senior leaders of the Apex Body of Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days,” Wangchuk said in a post on X.-PTI Published - July 24, 2026 05:55 am IST