Centre Assures No Cases On Students, CJP Calls Off September 5 Protest

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has canceled its planned protest march on September 5 in New Delhi. Saurav Das, a spokesperson for the party, informed the Supreme Court that the decision was made due to the government's assurances to withdraw cases against the protesters. The matter was under discussion in a bench presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

Das read out the CJP's statement before the court, stating, "As co-convener of the CJP, 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."

The CJP had initially called for the march earlier on Tuesday, but the Supreme Court declined to intervene urgently. The court expressed no compelling reason at that time to presume that the demonstration would lead to any untoward incidents, leaving the issue of maintaining law and order to the government and police. During the hearing, the Solicitor General for the Central government and Delhi Police, Tushar Mehta, informed the court that he had filed five applications and detailed the discussions between the government and the protesters.

Mehta also informed the court that four other states had moved applications regarding the matter. He added that the Centre was committed to providing compensation and that the modalities would be discussed subsequently. Following the court proceedings, Das announced the withdrawal of the planned march on September 5.