CJP says Jantar Mantar protest will continue until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns

Cockroach Janta Party CJP representative Ashutosh Ranka on Friday stated that the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar will persist until Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tenders his resignationAddressing the media CJP representative shared the schedule for highlevel deliberations and upcoming media briefings related to the ongoing protestThere is a meeting with JP Nadda Ji at the CCI scheduled for 1230 As far as we have been told Jitendra Singh Ji might also be present there Whatever is discussed will be shared with you all We have also organised a press conference at 1100 where we will provide more details he told reportersRanka confirmed that while the hunger strike led by Sonam sir has concluded following certain government assurances the core objective of the movement remains the removal of the MinisterRanka detailed the progress regarding the negotiations noting We were constantly requesting Sonam Ji to end her hunger strike as her health was continuously deteriorating We are very proud that Sonam Ji has made the government accept two of our conditional demands no legal action will be taken against any of the protesters and adequate compensation will be provided Although the return details for that are yet to come Sonam Ji has officially ended her hunger strikeEmphasising that the end of the hunger strike does not signal the end of the demonstration Ranka reiterated the partys firm stance on ministerial accountabilityHowever we want to make it very clear that this protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns His resignation has been the core demand of this movement from the very beginning and until Pradhan Ji resigns we are not going to step back he addedCommenting on a video released by the Prime Minister earlier Ranka said that the government is feeling the weight of the public outcry and urged for immediate actionFinally we noticed that for the first time the Prime Minister had to release a selfie video at 12 midnight which shows that the pressure is very high Prime Minister you said that today you want to take very strict action for us the strictest action would be to remove Dharmendra Pradhan If you remove him quickly then we will believe that you are truly serious about the youth of this country he addedEarlier Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26day hunger strike in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh at Medanta Hospital after receiving a written assurance from the Union Government regarding the NEET examination issue and systemic reforms in the countrys competitive testing frameworkMeanwhile PM Modi had assured strict action against those responsible for alleged paper leaks and said the Union Cabinet will consider a draft Bill providing for FastTrack Courts and stringent punishment for offendersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever