CJP calls off Sept 5 march after SC quashes all FIRs against protesters on Centre's request

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CJP calls off Sept 5 march after SC quashes all FIRs against protesters on Centre's request

Edited by: Rohitashwa Ranjan / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Sep 01, 2026, 19:32 IST

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party on Tuesday withdrew its call for a march on September 5 after Supreme Court, on the Centre's request, quashed all FIRs registered across the country against students who participated in the NEET protests."I want to state that in view of the positive assurances of the government of India and the judicial sanctity bestowed upon them today, and in view of the order being passed by this court, the CJP deems it appropriate to withdraw the call for the march on September 5 and looks forward to compliance with today's order," CJP co-convener Sourav Das said during a hearing in the Supreme Court.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appreciated the CJP's decision, observing that disputes could be resolved if both sides acted in good faith."If both sides show good faith, then all issues can be resolved one by one. There is nothing in the world which is too complicated that it cannot be discussed with an open mind," the CJI said.This comes after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and Delhi Police, informed the apex court that the Centre remains committed to fulfilling all three assurances given to the leadership of CJP during the meeting between the Centre and the party.

CJP had called for a protest march in Delhi on September 5, Teachers' Day. It had accused the Centre of failing to honour the promises made on July 25 to persuade the group to withdraw its 36-day agitation against irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak.Join conversation

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According to the CJP, the march was to be led by families of students who committed suicide following the cancellation of the NEET exam and the subsequent re-test, as well as those who were allegedly subjected to police excesses during the July agitation.

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Rohitashwa Ranjan is a digital journalist with The Times of India, where he decodes Indian politics as a carefully staged production with scripts, subtext and everything behind. His stories track elections, party dynamics and the things that often are buried beneath the headlines. When not parsing vote shares or alliances, he is usually reading between the lines, where the real story tends to reside.

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