The CJP protests occurred in June this yr in opposition to repeated query paper leaks in varied entrance examinations like Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Take a look at (NEET). The protestors demanded the resignation of Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The protests gained momentum after local weather activist Sonam Wangchuk joined and began a starvation strike in solidarity.
In the meantime, Delhi Police and the Speedy Motion Drive (RAF) reportedly restored to lathi cost, teargas shelling and using pellet weapons to cease the CJP protestors on a “Sansad Chalo” march to the Parliament on July 20.
Pradhan ultimately tendered his resignation as minister on July 25 and the protests had been known as off.
Related protests had been witnessed in Bihar as effectively, the place the police took related motion. A policeman was additionally witnessed utilizing an AK-47 rifle in opposition to the protestors in Bihar.
These occasions led to the batch of petitions earlier than the apex courtroom in search of motion in opposition to police excesses.
The matter is more likely to be heard subsequent in September.
