17 Delhi Metro stations to remain closed from 7:30 am on Friday as CJP protests continue

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC on Thursday announced that 17 metro stations will remain closed from 730 am on Friday until further instructions as CJP protests continue over the alleged irregularities in the NEETUG examination According to a post by DMRC on X interchange facilities will continue to remain available at Rajiv Chowk Mandi House and Central SecretariatThe stations that will remain closed are Lok Kalyan Marg Rajiv Chowk Patel Chowk Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Barakhambha Road Supreme Court Seva Teerth Janpath Mandi House Central Secretariat ITO Delhi Gate Indraprastha Khan Market Jor Bagh Shivaji Stadium and JhandewalanMeanwhile the Cockroach Janata Party CJP called for nationwide peaceful protests to be held on July 24 Friday demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEETUG 2026 paper leak controversyIn an X post the CJP shared a poster urging everyone to participate in peaceful protests across the nation to demand Pradhans resignation The CJP urged the student unions and other organisations to collaborate and work together for permission and logistics to conduct the protests and read out the students demands aloudThe Centre on Thursday reiterated its willingness to hold talks with the student representatives while the Cockroach Janta Party CJP said it had not received any communication from the government yet and remained ready for dialogue at Jantar Mantar or a neutral venueService Update Below mentioned Metro stations will be closed from 0730 AM tomorrow 24th July 2026 till further instructions However Interchange facility shall remain available at Rajiv Chowk Mandi House and Central Secretariat 1 Lok Kalyan Marg2 Rajiv Chowk3hellipmdash Delhi Metro Rail Corporation OfficialDMRC July 23 2026Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the government does not stand on prestige and both him and Union Minister JP Nadda would be present during any dialogueThe govt has sent four formal proposals for discussions with their representatives since last afternoonThis is a standing invitation to all our youth friends that the government is ready for discussions on all issues at your convenience at any time Discussions can take place either at JP Naddas office or residence We do not stand on prestige Union Health Minister JP Nadda and I will be present for discussions Slowly by way of discussion we will progress towards a solution This is a part of the series of continuous steps taken by the govt for the welfare of the students Humbly I appeal to you all to come and have discussions the Union Minister told ANIMeanwhile Cockroach Janta Party CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said that he had not received any communication from the government regarding talks adding that the party was ready to meet at Jantar Mantar or a neutral venueHe added that the government should contact the party directly to decide the venue time and duration of the discussionDas told ANI Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that we can hold talks anywhere then we have already made our suggestion Come to Jantar Mantar or to a neutral venue like the Constitution Club of India We will meet there I have not received any message from their side yet