'Withdraw FIRs, Honour Guarantees': CJP Warns Of Fresh Protests As Deadline Ends Today
'Withdraw FIRs, Honour Guarantees': CJP Warns Of Fresh Protests As Deadline Ends Today Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 22:13 IST The CJP also
'Withdraw FIRs, Honour Guarantees': CJP Warns Of Fresh Protests As Deadline Ends Today Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 22:13 IST The CJP also expressed concern over recent directions issued by the Supreme Court that allow governments to continue investigations in existing FIRs. Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Assam have announced to withdraw cases against student protesters. (Photo: AFP file) The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday warned of a fresh round of nationwide protests if the government fails to withdraw FIRs against protesters, as the deadline set by the organisation expires today. In a statement, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the time had come for the Centre to honour the commitments that, according to the party, led to the withdrawal of the nationwide agitation. “The deadline for the Government of India to honour its guarantees expires today," Das said. “We once again call upon it to fulfil every commitment it made: withdraw the FIRs, ensure that no protester is subjected to future punitive action, and honour both the letter and the spirit of the assurance that brought an end to the protest.
Failing this, and as previously declared, the Cockroach Janata Party will have no option but to resume its nationwide protest to protect the students and young protesters who stood up not for themselves alone, but for the future of this nation." The movement said any failure to honour the assurances would amount to a breach of trust with the country’s youth. “A government that breaks its word cannot expect the youth to remain silent. If the guarantees are dishonoured, the streets of India will once again become the voice of its young," the statement added. 🚨URGENT STATEMENT🚨The interim order passed by the Supreme Court of India in the batch of PILs related to the CJP protest must ring alarm bells across the country. In particular, Direction No. 4, which permits governments to proceed with existing FIRs and carry out… — Saurav Das (@SauravDassss) July 28, 2026 Also Read | SC Shields NEET Protesters From Coercive Action, Orders Release Of Those Without Criminal Records Raises Concerns Over Supreme Court’s Directions The CJP also expressed concern over recent directions issued by the Supreme Court that allow governments to continue investigations in existing FIRs.
According to the party, the court’s order appears to be at odds with what it described as the government’s assurance that cases against protesters would be withdrawn and that participants in the movement would not face direct or indirect reprisals. “This direction stands in direct contradiction to the solemn assurance and guarantee extended by the Government of India to the youth of this nation on July 25, 2026, namely, that the FIRs would be withdrawn and that no protester would be directly or indirectly targeted for participating in the peaceful movement," the statement said. Also Read | ‘Conditions On FIRs Against Protesters Unacceptable’: CJP Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling The party claimed it had called off its nationwide protests in good faith based on those assurances. It further alleged that there was a “credible apprehension" that the Centre and BJP-ruled states could use the court’s order to continue legal proceedings against protesters. “We now have a credible apprehension that the Government of India and BJP-ruled states may seek to use and weaponise this order of the Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to continue FIRs against individual protesters and subject them to great harassment," the statement said.
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