Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) The police in West Bengal’s Kolkata on Saturday arrested 11 people in connection with the unrest during the procession of students and youth a day before. Police said that none of the arrested were students and two of the accused were planning to flee to another state. They were arrested from Andal in West Burdwan district.The police action came within 24 hours after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned strong action against those who were responsible for the unrest.Amo…
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, July 25 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s parents said on Saturday that the family was under “immense pressure” during the nationwide students’ agitation, led by the outfit, and even received “death threats”.However, parents of the CJP founder expressed their happiness, saying they were “proud” of their son for spearheading the movement that led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Speaking to IANS, Abhijeet’s fath…
Gurugram, July 25 (IANS) In the aftermath of Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Saturday that the Central government should now work towards reforms in both the education system as well as governance.Speaking to reporters hours after Pradhan tendered his resignation following widespread students’ agitation, Wangchuk welcomed the step taken by the Union government and Pradhan himself.”I congratulate all my fellow countrymen, this …
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister “keeping in mind the sentiments of students and youth”.Pradhan tendered his resignation following weeks of nationwide students’ agitation over exam irregularities.Taking to his official X account, Rajnath Singh said: “Keeping in mind the sentiments of the youth and students, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post. His resignati…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Hours after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation following a nationwide protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET exam paper leak controversy, Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray at a joint press conference on Saturday clarified that the scheduled Tiranga March on Sunday will proceed as planned. Raj Thackeray said that the march will proceed from Shivaji Park t…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Soon after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its Jantar Mantar agitation on Saturday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) opened the entry gates of all the Metro stations which had been closed citing security reasons.In a post on X, DMRC said: “Entry gates of all Metro Stations of the Delhi Metro network are now open.”Previously, following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation in the afternoon, the DMRC had announced that the services on…
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is an appropriate step amid the nationwide stir by students and youth. She said the decision should have been taken much earlier. She also demanded a fair probe into the police action against students protesting at Jantar Mantar.The BSP chief demanded strict legal action against those responsible for the action, withdrawal of all cases registered a…
Wayanad, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday remarked that the youth of the country “cannot be silenced” by anybody.Her reaction came soon after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister, amid nationwide protests seeking accountability over exam irregularities.Speaking to reporters in Kerala’s Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi said that she got a “little emotional” upon hearing the news.”It is because, many times over the last 10 or 12 years, I have asked myself…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, one of the key demands of the Cockroach Janta Party-led students’ agitation, the outfit called it a “win for democracy”.A post on CJP’s official X handle read “Democracy Wins!”. It accompanied a video which showed the protesters celebrating Pradhan’s resignation.Addressing reporters and the demonstrators soon after Pradhan’s resignation was made public, the outfit’s founder Abhijeet Dipke said: “We hav…
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Identified anti-social elements from selected localities in Kolkata namely Rajabazar, Kidderpore, Park Circus, Garden Reach and Ekbalpur, who assembled at the joint rally of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) involving the youth and the students’ wings of different Left parties over the NEET examination paper leak protest on Friday, were mainly responsible for attacking cops and media persons at the rally, Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari informed the State Assembly o…