Sounding a fresh warning to the government on Wednesday, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das said the party would call for a nationwide agitation if the Centre does not give in writing that it is dismissing the FIRs lodged against the student protesters. He said the Centre had assured to withdraw all the FIRs by Tuesday, not only in the national capital but in all BJP and NDA-ruled states, but no action followed.
“The government gave us a guarantee that all FIRs filed against students and protesters so far would be withdrawn and that no action would be taken against any protester in the future. This guarantee was given to us on Saturday in front of the entire nation. A deadline of Tuesday was set for this, yet we have not received that assurance from the government in writing,” he said.
Das said when he met government representatives, he was shown a Supreme Court order directing that states may proceed with the FIRs, making the matter sub judice. “I went to meet government representatives following an invitation from them. They showed me a Supreme Court order; specifically, Direction No. 4 states that investigations into existing FIRs may proceed. The government argued that because this is a written order from the Supreme Court, the matter has become sub judice. I asked them directly whether or not they would provide the guarantee in writing. We have received no response from them so far,” he said.
Das said he wanted to tell the government that it was about to commit a massive betrayal on the country’s youth. “We have made it clear that we will not accept any order or decision that violates the guarantee given by the government. You must honour the promises made to the students. We want you to keep your word regarding any future decisions taken in the interest of students. If you fail to do so, we will announce another massive protest, one that will take place in Delhi as well as in other states,” he added.
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