CJP alleges outsiders trying to disrupt paper leak protest, defame movement

Representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party CJP on Thursday alleged that outsiders were attempting to disrupt the ongoing studentled protest over examination paper leaks and claimed that unidentified elements were trying to tarnish the movements image by instigating violenceThe allegations come a day after clashes were reported during the protest in the national capital with both the protesters and the police accusing each other over the violence Authorities have launched an investigation into the incidentCJP alleges outsiders attempted to disrupt protestSpeaking to reporters CJP representative Abhijeet Dipke claimed the protest had remained peaceful for nearly a month and alleged that tensions escalated only after the movement gained wider public supportPeople are being sent from outside to deliberately disrupt the protest We have been sitting here for a month No such incident has happened in a month But now as this protest has grown goons are being sent from outside by the BJP to deliberately incite people he saidDipke also alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party BJP workers were responsible for provoking violence during the demonstrationThese are the people from the BJP who are pelting stones The police bring trucks of stones here BJP goons come they pelt stones and then defame the people of CJP he allegedThe BJP has not responded to these allegations in the statement provided by ANICJP criticises police action during protestDipke alleged that the police resorted to excessive force while dispersing protesters and said legal action would be initiated against the officers involvedI have already spoken about the lathi charge It was very brutal and we will take the police officers who carried it out to court and today is the 34th day of our protest Sonam Sirs hunger strike is continuing Today is the 26th day of his hunger strike so our protest will continue until our demands are met he saidDespite this Dipke appealed to activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his ongoing hunger strike citing concerns over his healthBut we are requesting Sonam Sir to end his hunger strike because we cannot afford to lose his life he saidCJP reiterates demand for Education Ministers resignationCJP leader Saurav Das said the partys demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan remained unchanged and described it as a nonnegotiable conditionAccording to Das the protest would continue until the demand was fulfilledDharmendra Pradhans resignation is nonnegotiable Without this the protest will continue It will continue for as long as it has toProtest leaders urge demonstrators to remain peacefulDas said he had spoken with Sonam Wangchuk several times during the day and that both agreed the protest should remain peacefulI spoke with Sonam Wangchuk several times today The conclusion was that this protest should remain peaceful He has also publicly appealed to all protesters to maintain peace and conduct this protest in the right manner He has also publicly appealed to all protesters to maintain peace and conduct this protest in the right manner Das saidHe further alleged that peaceful protests in the country had previously been disrupted by antisocial elements In previous protests in this country antisocial elements planted by the ruling regime infiltrate and derail the entire protest then ultimately those protesting peacefully are blamed and this should not happenCentre calls for discussion on paper leak issueMeanwhile Union Health Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Wednesday said the issue of examination paper leaks should not be politicised describing it as a serious matter requiring detailed deliberationHe said the government was prepared to discuss all aspects of the alleged NEETUG paper leak in Parliament reiterating the Centres willingness to engage in a comprehensive debate on measures to strengthen the examination systemWith inputs from ANI