CJP says Pradhan's resignation is 'non-negotiable'; govt seeks time until tomorrow afternoon

The Centre has sought time until Saturday afternoon to respond to the demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party said on Friday after holding talks with JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Friday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, CJP spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka said the government had requested additional time before conveying its position on their key demand. "The government has asked for time till tomorrow afternoon on our demand for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. We hope the govt will remove him soon.

The government has expressed in-principle approval on the two demands of compensation (for families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide) and withdrawal of FIRs, legal cases on students," Ranka said. "We told Union ministers that our demand for resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan is non-negotiable.," said Saurav Das. The CJP has repeatedly said the protest at Jantar Mantar would continue until a formal response is received. The demand for the minister's resignation has emerged as the central issue of the ongoing protests, which were triggered by allegations of NEET paper leaks and have since expanded into a broader movement seeking accountability and reforms in the country's examination system.