CJP delegation to meet government ministers on Friday as Centre renews outreach: Report
A delegation from the student-led Cockroach Janata Party is set to meet government ministers to discuss the NEET paper leak controversy. This follows a month-long protest and a series of failed attempts to negotiate a venue for the talks.
Why it matters
The meeting represents a potential breakthrough in a significant political stalemate regarding educational integrity and student welfare in India.
NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) will meet government ministers at 12.30 pm on Friday, PTI reported, citing sources, marking the first formal engagement after days of deadlock between the Centre and the student-led outfit over the alleged NEET paper leak.The meeting comes after repeated efforts by the government to initiate dialogue with the protesters. On Thursday, Union minister J P Nadda invited the CJP leadership for talks, but the offer was declined as the outfit insisted that any discussion should take place at a neutral venue near the protest site, according to PTI sources.Government sources had earlier told ANI that an offer to continue talks with the CJP leadership had also been rejected, prolonging the stalemate.CJP spokesperson Saurav Das had maintained that the group was willing to hold talks but not at a minister's residence or office.…
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