Guwahati: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday said government representatives met its leaders for nearly three hours late Monday night, reiterating assurances on the withdrawal of FIRs, release of detainees and protection against future legal action for protesters.
In a statement posted on social media in the early hours of Tuesday, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the meeting took place just hours after the organisation’s press conference.
According to Das, government representatives shared copies of notifications issued by the Bihar and Assam governments guaranteeing the withdrawal of FIRs, no future action against protesters, and the release of all those detained or arrested in connection with the agitation.
He said the government also reiterated its commitment to issue similar guarantee notifications from the Union government and other BJP- and NDA-ruled states later on Tuesday.
“They’ve reiterated their promise of releasing guarantee notifications by the Union government and other BJP/NDA states by tomorrow. Hopefully, the agreed upon language shall be used,” Das said in the post, referring to Tuesday.
Das said the organisation remained hopeful that the agreed language would be reflected in the forthcoming notifications.
Reaffirming CJP’s support for those who participated in the protests, he said, “No protester will be left alone. We are all in this together.”
The statement comes amid continued negotiations between CJP and government representatives over the organisation’s demands following nationwide protests over the examination paper leak issue. While Bihar and Assam have already issued notifications, CJP said it is now awaiting similar orders from the Centre and other BJP- and NDA-ruled states.