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Published 23 August 2026

The Cockroach Janta Party has warned it may launch another nationwide protest if the central government fails to honor commitments made to end its previous agitation, accusing officials of reneging on promises made to the country's youth. The group announced it will convene a meeting of its national working committee on Monday, August 24, to assess the situation and decide its next course of action.

The CJP stated that the government has not formally communicated the steps being taken to fulfill assurances given during talks that led to the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25. That protest ended after the government accepted several demands, including the resignation of then-Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The assurances included the withdrawal or quashing of all FIRs registered against students and protesters, a guarantee that no peaceful protester would face punitive action in the future, and compensation for the families of NEET-UG candidates who died by suicide after the exam was cancelled in May due to paper leaks.

The group's warning followed a Supreme Court hearing on August 18, where the court sought a consolidated list of FIRs from the Centre so it...

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