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- The Delhi government has decided to withdraw legal cases, including 13 FIRs, against ordinary participants of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, acting on student pressure.
- The Home Ministry has instructed police not to take action against these protesters, and anyone detained during the movement will be released after review.
- However, cases against individuals with criminal backgrounds will not be withdrawn, as per a Supreme Court order.
- This fulfils a key CJP demand after similar withdrawals in Bihar and Assam, though Delhi police continue investigating violence during the protest.
What to watch next
- Whether all detained protesters are released quickly as promised
- Outcome of police investigation into the 2,873 people with criminal backgrounds identified at the protest via facial recognition
- Whether CJP considers its demands met or resumes protest, as it had warned
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