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'Long way to go': What next for CJP leaders after Jantar Mantar protest

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after a 36-day protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar, and the group's leaders say their movement for education reform continues despite ending the agitation.

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FollowingDharmendra PradhanCockroach Janta PartySonam WangchukNarendra ModiRahul GandhiDelhi PoliceBharatiya Janata PartyIndian National Congress
  1. 22 Jul'Host of failures and corruption': Congress steps up attack, seeks Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
  2. 28 Janअजित पवार की जयंती पर भावुक हुईं सुनेत्रा पवार, देखें PHOTOS
  3. 21 Jun'Devastated, cried a lot': NEET AIR 1 holder recalls how paper leak, exam cancellation shattered him
  4. 18 JulSharad Pawar slams Centre over ‘irresponsible’ handling of Wangchuk's hunger strike
  5. 20 JulIIT Madras asks student body to delete pro-protest Instagram video
  6. 20 JulCJP's mega protest: A blow-by-blow account of what happened on Monday
  7. 20 JulLathis, tears, barricades: How CJP march was halted by police | Ground Report
  8. 20 JulCockroach Janta Party says protest to continue after Delhi clashes injure 180
  9. 20 Jul'Never thought this is how my face reveal would happen': Ramit Verma, aka PeeingHuman injured during CJP protest
  10. 20 Jul101 murder accused among 989 identified in CJP protest: Delhi police officialsThe CJP march's confrontation with police on July 20 is the same protest event whose participants Delhi Police subsequently identified using facial recognition.
  11. 21 JulWill continue fast till talks begin with MPs: Sonam Wangchuk
  12. 21 Jul‘Hit as if we were criminals’: Protesters recount what they faced at CJP march
  13. 21 Jul‘I was hungry’: CJP sacks spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya after he defends leaving protest march, eating burger instead
  14. 21 JulLeft MPs visit Jantar Mantar, demand Amit Shah's statement in Parliament over police action
  15. 21 JulPawar, Kejriwal, other Opposition leaders visit Jantar Mantar after crackdown; back CJP protest
  16. 21 Julमुंह पर चोट, जूता गायब-गंदे कपड़े... चर्चा में राहुल-अखिलेश यादव का धरना
  17. 21 JulBihar BJP delegation meets ECI, complains about Prashant Kishor’s expenditure in Bankipur byelection
  18. 21 JulBJP trying to get pro-Congress voters’ names deleted, alleges AICC secretary Anjali Nimbalkar
  19. 21 JulAndhra Pradesh Congress condemns lathi-charge on students at Jantar Mantar
  20. 21 JulPM Modi asks NDA MPs to 'win the trust of youth' amid paper leaks, counter Opposition's 'conspiracies'
  21. 21 JulCountdown begins for Karnataka’s Cabinet expansion
  22. 21 JulCJP removes spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya after viral burger video; 'I was hungry,' he saysThe CJP's accusation of breached assurances and threat of renewed protests followed the July 20 arrest/identification crackdown, linking the protest's aftermath to the spokesperson controversy.
  23. 21 JulCongress demands action against former Home Secretary over 1993 firing incident
  24. 21 JulKannada organisations urge State to oppose Maharashtra govt.’s plan to build new reservoir in Kolhapur district
  25. 21 JulSonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike draws global support with protests in New York, San Jose
  26. 21 JulProtesters gather at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; around 300 detentions reported on July 20
  27. 21 JulSpeaker’s nod to Sena (UBT) MPs’ merger challenged in SC
  28. 21 JulStrong action taken to ensure no one plays with future of youth: PM Modi on NEET paper leaksThe NEET paper leak and cancellation triggered protests demanding the Education Minister's resignation, which candidate 0 describes as student groups condemning police action and reiterating that resignation demand.
  29. 21 JulCongress surprised its own MPs, Centre with protest at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg | Report explains howThe NEET paper leak controversy forced the government to offer a parliamentary debate and urge an end to street protests, directly reacting to the unrest described in the new event.
  30. 21 JulHyderabad protests back Wangchuk, slam Delhi police crackdown
  31. 21 Julराहुल गांधी समेत कांग्रेस के सभी नेता रिहा, पीएम आवास के बाहर चला हाई वोल्टेज ड्रामा
  32. 21 JulMysuru: Student groups decry police crackdown on ‘Sansad Chalo’ protestersStudent protests over NEET irregularities described in candidate [2] led to the Education Minister's resignation, which formed the broader context for the subsequent police crackdown on 'Sansad Chalo' protesters described in the new event.
  33. 22 JulParliament Set To Resume Today Amid Deadlock Over CJP Protest Crackdown
  34. 22 Jul400 NEET protesters detained in Mumbai; Aditya Thackeray visits police stationOpposition and student protests over NEET irregularities on July 21 directly precipitated the Mumbai NEET protester detentions and the Thackeray family's call for a United March on July 22.
  35. 22 JulNo evidence to show Sanjeev Mukhiya's role in theft or distribution of NEET-UG '24 question paper: CBI
  36. 22 Julस्पीकर ने कांग्रेस-बीजेपी को सदन में दिया बोलने का मौका तो नाराज हुए अखिलेश, बोले- हमारा क्याThe SC challenge to the Speaker's approval of the Shiv Sena merger escalated parliamentary tensions, providing context for Akhilesh Yadav's protest over speaking opportunities in the Lok Sabha the next day.
  37. 22 JulCJP now has a fourth demand: ‘No FIRs against July 20 protestors at Jantar Mantar’
  38. 22 JulNEET protest: Rahul Gandhi, opposition wear black in Parliament- watch
  39. 22 Jul'July 20th was trailer, we are ready to be arrested under UAPA and NSA': CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka as Jantar Mantar protest enters day 3
  40. 22 Jul'Have some shame, spare us bhashans': Mahua Moitra hits back at Dharmendra Pradhan over students remark
  41. 22 JulYouth will find ways to join protest even if all metro stations are shut, says Arvind Kejriwal
  42. 22 Julपीएम मोदी से मिले शरद पवार-सुप्रिया सुले, कल ही दिखे थे CJP के मंच पर
  43. 22 JulClash erupts between BJP & Cong workers in Hyderabad; Telangana BJP chief Ramchander Rao detained
  44. 22 Jul'I will identify each one of them': Mumbai model who blocked police van during protest warns social media trollsPM Modi's task force announcement on NEET paper leak reforms forms the political backdrop that heightened protests and subsequent harassment of the model.
  45. 22 Julकौन हैं विजेता दहिया? बर्गर वीडियो के बाद चर्चा में क्यों हैं
  46. 22 JulTelangana CM Revanth steps up attack on Rahul Gandhi’s detention; leaders and cadre stage dharnas
  47. 22 JulDharmendra Pradhan meets Birla as government agrees to discuss NEET paper leak in Lok Sabha
  48. 22 JulNEET प्रदर्शनकारियों ने पुलिस और RAF पर किया पथरावOpposition and student protests over NEET irregularities escalated into stone-pelting by NEET protesters on police/RAF.
  49. 22 JulHaryana Congress seeks Murmu’s intervention on ‘paper leaks’
  50. 22 JulSharad Pawar, Supriya Sule Meet PM Modi Amid Intensifying Protests
  51. 22 Julकल्याण बनर्जी की बागी महिला सांसद पर अभद्र टिप्पणी, पूरे संसद सत्र के लिए सस्पेंड
  52. 22 Jul'Time for govt to take accountability': Sonam Wangchuk protest draws support in US, UK and Ireland
  53. 22 Julशरद पवार की पीएम मोदी से मुलाकात की तस्वीरें आई सामने
  54. 22 JulLS adjourned twice as Opposition questions govt, seeks Pradhan’s resignation
  55. 22 Julदिल्ली में अखिलेश-राहुल की हिरासत के बाद यूपी भर में बवालThe detention of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders during their protest near the PM's residence triggered BJP workers' retaliatory gherao attempt and subsequent violent clashes across Uttar Pradesh.
  56. 22 JulCJP protest: Delhi University urges calm, says students' fears are being exploited
  57. 22 JulUnder soaring pressure, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan promises reforms and debate
  58. 22 JulJ P Nadda, Jitendra Singh to hold fresh talks with protesters; CJP says meeting at Jantar Mantar or neutral venue
  59. 22 JulStudent protest: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav’s wives go viral over Instagram Stories; check what they posted
  60. 22 Jul'We will carry this movement forward': CJP calls on Wangchuk to end hunger strikeThe CJP march and police confrontation directly precipitated the party's subsequent call for Wangchuk to end his hunger strike as part of the same protest movement.
  61. 22 JulKalyan Banerjee suspended from Lok Sabha for 'unparliamentary language' against woman MP
  62. 22 JulCJP protesters continue sit-in at Jantar Mantar; more supporters gather overnight
  63. 22 JulGovt may tell House it is willing to hold discussion on NEET paper leak issue
  64. 22 JulAmid CJP protests, Universities asked to counsel students to study, not divert energyThe Centre's push to end protests over the NEET leak prompted universities to counsel students against diverting energy to demonstrations.
  65. 22 Julसोनम वांगचुक और जेपी नड्डा के बीच एक घंटे चली बैठक... जानें क्या बात हुईThe government's offer of a parliamentary debate on the NEET leak controversy set the political pressure leading to Wangchuk's meeting with Nadda where resignation assurances were discussed.
  66. 22 JulCentre remained open to dialogue with CJP; opposition spreading false narrative on exams: BJP
  67. 22 Julअखिलेश और कांग्रेस के वेणुगोपाल में तीखी बहस... NEET आंदोलन में दरार!PM Modi's announcement of fast-track courts and strong action in response to NEET leaks shaped the government's stance that provoked the sharp intra-opposition debate on the NEET movement.
  68. 22 Jul'पहले शिक्षा मंत्री का इस्तीफा हो, फिर चर्चा के लिए तैयार', बोले खड़गेOpposition protests and PM's statements on exam corruption intensified Congress's subsequent demand for the Education Minister to resign before talks.
  69. 22 Jul'Why should PM resign? He is the most popular leader in the world': Kangana Ranaut responds to Rahul Gandhi's protestPM Modi's statement on taking strong action against NEET leakers fueled opposition protests that prompted Kangana Ranaut's defensive response.
  70. 22 JulFCRA 2.0... विदेशी फंडिंग पर शिकंजा, 'विषैले’ NGOs पर सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक
  71. 22 Jul'अनशन तोड़ें, हमारी लड़ाई जारी रहेगी', दिपके की वांगचुक से अपील
  72. 22 Jul'बिहार में पाकिस्तान मॉडल...', BJP का कांग्रेस के खिलाफ प्रदर्शनNationwide opposition and student protests over NEET irregularities on July 21 set the national context that triggered BJP's counter-protest against Congress in Bihar on July 22.
  73. 22 Julछात्र लाठी, विजेता दहिया खा रहे थे बर्गर! CJP ने प्रवक्ता पद से हटाया
  74. 22 Jul'Don't want to watch videos': SC declines urgent listing of plea on Delhi protest crackdown
  75. 22 JulWangchuk, govt set to talk days after activist’s removal galvanised CJP protest
  76. 22 Jul50 OTT platforms disabled for displaying obscene content, other violations: Govt.
  77. 22 JulTMC सांसद कल्याण बनर्जी मॉनसून सत्र से हुए सस्पेंड
  78. 22 Jul'10 साल, 152 पेपर लीक 0 कनविक्शन' इस बयान में कितनी सच्चाई?
  79. 23 JulWill end fast if young protesters spared punitive action: Sonam WangchukThe CJP march and police halt, with warnings of resumed protests unless no punitive action against protesters, directly set the terms Wangchuk cited for ending his hunger strike.
  80. 23 Jul"Nothing more important than youth's future": PM Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leak offenders
  81. 23 Jul'Name is Nothing': CJP on PM Modi's 'nothing more important than youth' post
  82. 25 JulWill push for lowering contesting age for MLA, MP to 21: Telangana CM Revanth
  83. 25 JulBihar policeman who fired at protesters with AK-47 suspended
  84. 26 JulPrahlad Joshi takes charge as education minister
  85. 26 JulE20 नहीं, 100% पेट्रोल चाहिए! CJP के बाद आई E20 जनता पार्टी
  86. 27 JulKejriwal announces ‘National Town Hall’ on E20; to give 2 lakh petitions to PM Modi
  87. 27 JulBJP slams ‘selective outrage’ against journalists during NEET protests, says attacks ‘unacceptable’
  88. 27 Jul'गांधी का रास्ता आज भी प्रासंगिक', राजघाट पर बापू को श्रद्धांजलि देकर बोले सोनम वांगचुक
  89. 27 Jul'किसी की नौकरी नहीं जाएगी', 69000 टीचर भर्ती पर SC में बोली योगी सरकार
  90. 27 Julಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಡಿಸಿಎಂ ಹುದ್ದೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ?: ಕೆಪಿಸಿಸಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಹರಿಪ್ರಸಾದ್​​ ಕೊಟ್ರು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟನೆ
  91. 27 JulMP thanks Centre for new ESIC office in Nandyal, calls for swift appointment of staff
  92. 27 JulDelhi Police orders removal of offensive posts against PM Narendra Modi linked to NEET paper leak protests
  93. 27 JulCJP to launch website linking protesters with lawyers, Kapil Sibal announces ₹1 crore legal fundBihar’s withdrawal of cases against NEET protesters establishes the protest context and police crackdown that CJP’s legal-aid website is designed to address.
  94. 27 JulTrust biggest challenge in preventing paper leaks, says IIT Madras Director
  95. 27 Jul‘Represents India’s true hope’: Rahul pays visit to IrfanThe candidate event discusses Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation amid the NEET controversy that the NEET-related protests (including Irfan's) were demanding, tying the political fallout to the youth activist's protest context.
  96. 27 JulNEET-UG row: 27 of 110 Radhakrishan panel suggestions unimplemented so far
  97. 27 JulNo complimentary Dasara Gold passes for VIPs; 17 sub-committees formed
  98. 27 JulWest Bengal BJP holds twin rallies against CJP; calls them ‘anti-national’PM Modis strong action on NEET paper leaks and the ministers resignation over the NEET controversy prompted the West Bengal BJP to organize rallies opposing violence at NEET paper leak protests.
  99. 27 JulBihar में छात्र आंदोलन हिंसा के बाद पुलिस का बड़ा एक्शन!
  100. 27 JulBihar withdraws FIRs against NEET paper leak protesters, orders release of detainees
  101. 27 JulAfter Gen-Z stir, Delhi BJP eyes youth outreach
  102. 27 JulBJP seeks Sreelekha Mitra's arrest over PM Modi's 'obscene poster' at Kolkata students' protest
  103. 27 JulContractor held after 6-year-old drowns in pit in Greater Noida; 2 officials removed
  104. 27 JulYathindra urges supporters to respect Siddaramaiah’s decision to quit electoral politics
  105. 27 JulPolitics corrupt, won’t contest polls anymore: Siddaramaiah
  106. 28 Julಫೇಸ್​ಬುಕ್​​ನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ಡಿಲೀಟ್: ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ದೋಷ ಎಂದು ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮೆಟಾ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚನೆ
  107. 28 Jul'Fictional, unfounded': BJP dismisses report of portfolio change offer to Pradhan
  108. 28 JulMeta apologises on PM Modi’s Facebook-video glitch
  109. 28 Julट्रंप बोले-ईरान से दोस्ताना बातचीत चल रही है
  110. 28 Jul'ये सिर्फ दिखावे का बिल', देखें लोकसभा में गौरव गोगोई का सरकार पर वार
  111. 28 JulParliament: पट्टी बांधकर संसद क्यों पहुंचे पप्पू यादव? छात्र आंदोलन-पुलिस कार्रवाई पर मोदी सरकार से पूछे सवाल
  112. 28 JulKannada organisations seek action against BCC for delaying resolution on Mahajan commission
  113. 28 Jul'Six major paper leaks in five years in Punjab': Swati Maliwal's 'super CM' swipe at Kejriwal
  114. 28 Jul'MPs sleeping': Delhi transport bodies to march to Parliament on Aug 4 against E20 fuel
  115. 28 JulAISA alleges crackdown on student protesters, seeks release of detained activists
  116. 28 Julकौन हैं प्रो कामाकोटी जिन्हें प्र‍ियंका गांधी ने कहा 'गोमूत्र एक्सपर्ट'?
  117. 29 JulOdisha government objects in Supreme Court to depiction of Lord Jagannath in ‘cartoon form’ in animated film
  118. 29 JulCockroach Janta Party plans peaceful march in Hyderabad on July 29Earlier backlash over BJP Kangana Ranaut's criticism of Cockroach Janata Party student protesters fueled Hyderabad protests, which then led to the planned peaceful march by the same party.
  119. 29 Jul'Long way to go': What next for CJP leaders after Jantar Mantar protestYou are here

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'Long way to go': What next for CJP leaders after Jantar Mantar protest — Prism