Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:47am on 22 Jul 2026,Wednesday India
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) warned its agitation would intensify if the Centre failed to meet protesters' demands, with spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka saying "millions more" would join demonstrations in Delhi. The warning came as the government stepped up damage control, with Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh meeting fasting activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital. Senior government functionaries reiterated that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation was a political demand and said the Centre was ready for a parliamentary debate on NEET while insisting examination lapses had been addressed. Meanwhile, protests spread across several states over opposition leaders' detention, with Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP government of undermining democratic rights.
