With the party alleging that several commitments remain unfulfilled, the meeting will consider all options, including another peaceful nationwide agitation. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold a crucial National Working Committee meeting on Monday, August 24 to review the status of assurances given by the Centre that led the party to call off its nationwide agitation last month.
The issue came up before the Supreme Court on August 18, when 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 party said the government delegation that held talks with the CJP has not formally communicated the steps being taken to fulfil these commitments. It has warned that any attempt to “dilute, delay, reinterpret or dishonour” the assurances would amount to “vishwasghaat” (betrayal) of the country’s youth.
The CJP has cited this as a major concern over whether the assurance on FIRs is being implemented. The party is seeking a written assurance on the issue. It has also asked students, young citizens, supporters and volunteers to remain prepared for the outcome of the meeting.
The list would have allowed the Supreme Court to consider using its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the cases together, according to the CJP.
However, the party said the Centre did not commit to providing the list despite the court repeatedly seeking it. The CJP said the government delegation involved in talks with the party has not formally reached out to place on record the steps being taken to fulfil this commitment. The CJP has said its earlier agitation resulted in the resignation of then-education minister Dharmendra Pradhan . “The protests achieved Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation but rest assured, we will not rest until each and every commitment made to the young generation is fulfilled,” the party said. The CJP has said “all measures necessary” to secure fulfilment of the government’s commitments will be considered, including another round of peaceful nationwide agitation.
