The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will continue its protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, the party's founder Abhijeet Dipke announced in a video message.
"CJP's protest will continue at Jantar Mantar till the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Sonam Sir's sacrifice of 26 days will not be wasted. Also, the sacrifices of the students who faced Delhi Police's brutality will not go in vain. Hence, our protest will continue till Dharmendra Pradhan resigns," he added.
"CJP's protest will continue at Jantar Mantar till the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Sonam Sir's sacrifice of 26 days will not be wasted. Also, the sacrifices of the students who faced Delhi Police's brutality will not go in vain. Hence, our protest will continue till Dharmendra Pradhan resigns," he added.
Wangchuk ended his indefinite fast late on Thursday night after Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh visited him at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and helpedhim break his fast.
The development came amid the continuing political storm over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing a late-night video message outlining the Centre's response to the controversy.
Addressing students and their families, the Prime Minister described paper leaks as a serious issue that had caused anxiety among lakhs of aspirants across the country. He said the government had taken stringent action against those responsible, with the accused arrested and currently in jail.
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Modi said the government's immediate priority was to ensure that students did not lose an academic year because of the controversy. However, he stressed that the larger objective was to strengthen the examination system to prevent similar incidents in the future.
He announced that the government had prepared a proposal for a fast-track judicial mechanism to deal with examination paper leak cases. According to the Prime Minister, the proposal received approval late on Thursday after consultations with the concerned departments.
Modi said the proposal would be placed before the Union Cabinet on Friday for discussion and would be refined based on ministers' suggestions.He added that the government intends to introduce legislation on the issue when Parliament reconvenes for the second week of the ongoing Monsoon Session on Monday.
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