The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday evening landed on the decision to call off its protest spanning one-and-a-half months after the Union Government accepted its key demands, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET UG 2026 paper leak. 

CJP’s spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka made the announcement at a joint press conference where Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh were also in attendance. The duo declared the end of the 36-day-long protest and appealed to demonstrators assembled at Jantar Mantar and across the country to return to their homes.

The development marked the end of one of the country’s most high-profile student-led protests, which centred on allegations of irregularities in competitive exams and demands for greater accountability whenever shortcomings crop up in the education system.

CJP says protest withdrawn in ‘Good faith’

Addressing the media-persons, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the organisation had decided to call off the agitation in ‘good faith,’ expressing confidence that the Centre would honour the commitments made during negotiations. He said, “We urge all protestors to go home as the Union Government has accepted our demands.” Ashutosh Ranka too echoed similar sentiments, saying the prolonged agitation had achieved its objective. 

Ranka asserted, “The government has accepted all our demands after 36 days of protest. We urge everyone to peacefully withdraw from the protest sites. Our demands were not radical but basic, and the government has now accepted them.” 

Post-announcement, Delhi police personnel used public address systems to request protestors to vacate the site, Jantar Mantar, where demonstrations were being staged for almost a month. The prolonged stirs had affected traffic movement, had prompted Metro station closures and resulted in a reduced footfall in nearby commercial areas. 

Govt assures compensation, withdrawal of cases

As per CJP, the Centre had given the nod to its demand for financial aid to the kin of the students who allegedly died by suicide after the NEET UG 2026 paper was leaked. According to Das, the government agreed that the families would receive the maximum compensation permissible under the applicable rules and regulations. 

He remarked, “We had demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore each for the families of NEET victims. The government had agreed to this, saying that an honorary compensation will be given to those families under whatever rules and regulations allow.” 

Furthermore, the party confirmed that it had submitted a five-point charter seeking broader reforms in the country’s education and exam systems. Discussions on those proposals are expected to resume in around four weeks. 

Written guarantees likely next week

The CJP also revealed that it had demanded before the Centre to withdraw all FIRs registered against demonstrators by police, not only in Delhi, but also in all BJP-ruled and BJP-allied states, adding that the government assured them that copies of all FIRs will be shared within three to four days.

Moreover, the CJP said it submitted a draft seeking written guarantees from the government on the commitments made during the negotiations. Das said the Centre had informed the party that its response shall be shared by Tuesday. “We hope that by Tuesday, we will receive the government’s guarantees regarding these FIRs and any future action.”