Kapil Sibal Contributes Rs 1 Crore For CJP's Legal Aid Fund For Student Protesters Facing FIRs

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today announced that he has contributed Rs. 1 crore to the fund established by the Cockroach Janta Party(CJP) to extend legal aid to the protestors arrested by the Delhi police during last week's Jantar Mantar student protests over the exam paper leak issue.It may be recalled that the CJP had called off the protest on July 25 after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister. Subsequently, the CJP's spokesperson had disclosed that during negotiation talks with the government, they demanded withdrawal of all FIRs registered against students and protestors and that no punitive action should be taken against them.In a press conference today, CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das said that there was credible apprehension of criminal cases being lodged against students across the country despite the assurance given by the Union Government.Das said that the CJP has been in touch with the senior advocate to address…