Top news of the day: CJP-Government talks to continue tomorrow amid Pradhan resignation demand; Centre orders GitHub to remove Bitchat app over security concerns, and more
The Cockroach Janta Party is demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following NEET paper leak protests. Meanwhile, the Indian government has ordered GitHub to remove the Bitchat app, and the Chief Justice of India clarified that no formal petition regarding police conduct has been filed.
Why it matters
The intersection of student-led political protests, government censorship of communication tools, and judicial oversight highlights significant tensions in Indian governance and civil liberties.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is spearheading protests against the NEET paper leak, has told two Union ministers that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is “non-negotiable”. The group has also asked for ₹1 crore compensation for families of those who committed suicide after the cancellation of the NEET test on May 3. The two sides will meet again on Saturday (July 25, 2026).
The Home Ministry’s cybercrime arm, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, has ordered Microsoft subsidiary GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based messaging application Bitchat , according to a notice. “The Government of India does not like technologies like Bitchat and wants it taken down,” said the app’s developer and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday (July 24, 2026) in an X post, sharing a copy of the notice dated July 23. A query sent to I4C in this regard elicited no immediate reply.
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