CJP to meet on August 24, asks volunteers to prepare for next round of agitation

The party expressed concern over what it described as a failure by the government to follow through on those commitments.

According to a statement released by the party on Sunday, during a hearing before the Supreme Court on August 18, the Court asked the Union Government three separate times to provide a consolidated list of FIRs registered against students and protesters across the country. The list would enable the Court to consider exercising its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the cases together.

Despite the repeated queries, the Union Government did not commit to providing the consolidated list, according to the CJP.

At a press conference following the hearing, CJP Co-Convener Saurav Das and Legal Affairs Lead Ratna Singh alleged that the government appeared to be attempting to backtrack on commitments made to the young generation in return for the withdrawal of the agitation.

The party said the commitments were clear and included the withdrawal or quashing of all FIRs arising from the protests and a guarantee that no student or peaceful protester would face punitive action in the future.

“Any attempt to now dilute, delay, reinterpret or dishonour these commitments would constitute an unacceptable breach of trust,” the party said, describing such a move as a “vishwasghaat” with the youngsters of the country.

The CJP also said the government delegation that had held discussions with the party had not formally communicated the steps being taken to provide the promised written assurance. The party said this included the commitments concerning the FIRs and compensation for the families of the deceased NEET victims.

In light of the developments, the CJP’s National Working Committee will meet on August 24 to assess the situation and decide its next course of action.

The party said all options would remain open, including another peaceful nationwide agitation if the government fails to fulfil its commitments.

“The CJP called off its agitation in good faith because the Government of India gave its word to the young people of this country. Our good faith must not be mistaken for weakness,” the party said.

The CJP urged students, young citizens, supporters and volunteers across the country to remain prepared for the organisation’s next move.

The party also claimed that its protests had resulted in Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, but said it would continue its campaign until all commitments made to the young generation were fulfilled.