CJP warns of fresh protests over Centre’s ‘promise breach’
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday (July 27, 2026) warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday (July 27, 2026) warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters. Also read | CJP protests | From exam paper leaks to unemployment, a generation at breaking point “We are observing a complete breach of the agreement regarding no police action against the protesters. Hundreds of students have been arrested in Bihar and Bengal, and hundreds are being surveilled/harassed in Delhi and other states,” CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said in a post on X. While the Bihar government announced later in the evening about withdrawing all FIRs against protesters registered before 6 p.m. on July 26, there was no word from the West Bengal government at the time of going to press despite a CJP appeal on social media to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. On Saturday (July 25, 2026), the CJP called off their 36-day protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi after the government agreed to their three main demands, including the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister. “We demand that all the FIRs against the protesters be immediately withdrawn, students be released and no future FIRs be filed [in line with our agreement] by Delhi police/Central investigative agencies/police in BJP-allied States, failing which we will be forced to sit on protest again,” Mr. Ranka said. The CJP statement came following reports of continued crackdown on protesters and volunteers assisting protesters with logistics in various States. In NDA-ruled Bihar, the police issued a statement saying a total of 694 individuals were taken into custody across the State following a protest on July 25.
Among those detained, 339 minors and students were released following verification, and 355 individuals involved in violent incidents have been produced before the court. However, in a statement issued by the Home Department later in the evening, the State government said it has taken a decision that all FIRs against protesters registered before 6 p.m. on July 26 would be withdrawn and “no coercive action will be taken against them in future as well”. In BJP-ruled West Bengal, Kolkata Police on Monday arrested two more persons – Waqar Azam, 35, and Muhammed Javed Akhtar, 32 – in connection with the violence that erupted at Esplanade area following a police crackdown on protesters demanding the resignation of Mr. Pradhan. With this, the total number of arrests after the violence rose to 16. Earlier, police arrested 14 people in response to seven FIRs, five of which were lodged by seven injured mediapersons. The CJP, in a social media post, appealed to Mr. Adhikari to release all the protesters and withdraw the FIRs as was promised by Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh as part of the key demands made by the party. Adhikari said 70 more people have been identified for their involvement in the violence against whom necessary actions will be taken under the recently enforced West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026. This new law has provisions for preventive detention of up to 12 months while the accused cannot even approach for legal help.
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