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Informist, Monday, Jul. 27, 2026

NEW DELHI – The Cockroach Janta Party Monday asked the Narendra Modi government to "immediately honour" its assurance that it would not take any coercive action against those involved in the paper leak protests, in Delhi as well as other Bharatiya Janata Party ruled states, and that those detained would be released.

"We are deeply concerned by multiple reports reaching us of students and other protestors being targeted, detained, or arrested by various state agencies, particularly in Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar," CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das said in a statement. He said that the Cockroach Janta Party had withdrawn its agitation only after the government's assurance. "Our decision to suspend the nationwide protest was taken in good faith and solely on the basis of the government's assurance that it would stand by its word," he said.

The announcement of the withdrawal of agitation was made Saturday at a joint press conference addressed by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Cockroach Janta Party representatives Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in New Delhi.

"Any departure from that assurance would not merely amount to a breach of trust with the Cockroach Janta Party, but would also be a breach of public trust with lakhs of young Indians who chose dialogue over protests," the statement said. "Such breach of trust will be completely unacceptable to the youth."

"We call upon the government of India, particularly J.P. Nadda ji and Dr. Jitendra Singh ji, to immediately honour the assurance given to us by ensuring the release of those detained and by directing that no coercive or retaliatory action is taken against any protestor anywhere in the country," it added.

The group also assured the protester that its legal team was "already coordinating with brilliant lawyers" in the concerned states to secure the release of those detained and to extend all possible legal assistance. "To the young protesters we say, hold on. We are with you. The CJP continues to closely monitor the situation," the statement said. End

Reported by Asim Khan

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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