Abhijeet Dipke refuses to budge, says Dharmendra Pradhan must quit
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday refused to soften its position despite the Centre making fresh efforts to break the deadlock over the NEET paper leak protests, with founder Abhijeet Dipke insisting that nothing short of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation would be accepted.
The hardline stand came even after the government accepted the student outfit’s demand to shift the talks to a neutral venue instead of holding them at a Union minister’s residence.
“If the government wants a solution to the protest, it is only the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan,” Dipke said, making it clear that the organisation was unwilling to consider any middle ground.
He further declared that the agitation would continue regardless of the Centre’s outreach or assurances.
Dipke also rejected suggestions that the protest could be called off ifSonam Wangchuk appealed for restraint after ending his own hunger strike following discussions with the government.
Claiming the movement had outgrown its leadership, Dipke said the agitation would continue until the Education Minister stepped down.
The Centre had agreed to hold the latest round of discussions at the Constitution Club of India after the CJP objected to the earlier venue proposed by the government. However, the concession failed to break the impasse, with the organisation sticking to its original demand.
The Centre has, in recent days, announced a series of measures aimed at addressing concerns over examination integrity, including a proposed law against paper leaks, fast-track courts for speedy trials and administrative changes in the Education Ministry.
Despite these announcements, the CJP maintained that the government’s measures were inadequate and continued to press exclusively for the minister’s resignation, leaving little room for compromise in the ongoing negotiations.
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