New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday (July 28) that it will revive its nationwide student protest unless other state governments follow Assam and Bihar’s lead to start withdrawing cases against those who participated in the agitation demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister.The outfit’s spokesperson Saurav Das wrote in a statement released on X, “Failing this, and as previously declared, the Cockroach Janta Party will have no option but to resume its nationwide protest to protect the students and young protesters who stood up not for themselves alone, but for the future of this nation”.The statement has been issued in the context of a Supreme Court interim order, from a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday that said “no coercive action” should be taken against the agitators, with the qualification that they must have no prior criminal record.West Bengal responds to Supreme Court orderFollowing the Supreme Court’s remarks, which appears to make the immunity of protesters moot, Das said that the CJP has “credible apprehension” that the Union government and BJP-ruled states may “seek to use and weaponise this order … to continue FIRs against individual protesters and subject them to great harassment”. Soon after this, reports said that the West Bengal government had decided there would be “no coercive action” against students involved in the NEET (UG) protest-related cases registered up to 6 pm on July 26. This means they would not be arrested, detained or questioned, but might still face FIRs. The state government announced a clearer caveat, saying the protection would “not apply to persons with criminal antecedents, in line with the Supreme Court’s order”.The order of the West Bengal government issued on July 28, 2026.This could leave the door open to criminal prosecution for a section of the protesters, especially student-activists who may have been at loggerheads with police anytime in the past. A short while ago on Tuesday, the CPI(M) said Delhi Police arrived at its headquarters in Delhi, HKS Bhawan, to arrest SFI leader Aishe Ghosh, allegedly citing an old FIR.In its post, the CJP laid out the details of the top court’s order that it found “uninformed” and “therefore wholly unacceptable”. Das referred to direction No. 4 in particular, saying it permits governments to proceed with existing FIRs and carry out investigations. He said this “raises extremely serious concerns”.Abhijeet Dipke, founding president of CJP, issued a statement on X regarding police action in multiple states against protesters. He wrote:If the harassment of students at the hands of the police continues, the Cockroach Janta Party will respond with a massive peaceful protest soon.The Govt must stop targeting and witch-hunting students.— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) July 28, 2026The outfit has demanded that the Union government and the BJP and NDA-ruled state governments “immediately place the terms of this solemn assurance before the Supreme Court in the pending proceedings so that there is complete transparency regarding the commitments already made to the youth of this country and so that the court can withdraw and make an informed order in the future”.There are other reports of action being taken against the anti-paper leak protesters since the agitation was called off on Saturday (July 25). These include ten arrrests over FIRs filed by BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh and one instance of alleged custodial violence against a lawyer who sought to assist protesters detained by Delhi Police. The lawyer has approached the Supreme Court.Also read: Fourth Case of Pellet-Like Injuries From Delhi Protests, 19-Year-Old Likely to Lose Sight in One EyeSC order cannot ‘dilute’ government assuranceThe CJP statement refers to the deadline for the Union government to honour its guarantees made to it, which expires on Tuesday.The Modi government, represented by Cabinet ministers, J.P. Nadda and Dr Jitendra Singh, declared at a joint press conference with Das and another CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka held on July 25 that the agitation was being withdrawn “in good faith“. Both sides announced the terms which include withdrawal of cases by the government against protesters, no new cases being filed against them and no other state coercion of protesters.“It was on the strength of that solemn assurance, and in complete good faith, that the Cockroach Janta Party called off its nationwide protest,” Das writes.The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested an “independent probe” into the protest-related violent incidents, calling the protest itself “protected by the Constitution” while laying out scenarios in which “people who want to stop the protests can indulge in violence after entering it. There can be uninvited guests to protests. Second, there are petitions on behalf of injured police….the question is why there should not be an independent investigation?”Also read: ‘Police Threw People on the Ground to Beat Them’: A University Student Recounts the Horror of July 20The CJP raised questions over the government’s intent in not contesting any aspect of the top court’s order that contradicted the agreement between the two.“A solemn public assurance given to thousands of young students and protesters cannot be diluted, undermined, or rendered meaningless through subsequent legal developments, in a surreptitious manner. It only results in breach of public trust,” Das wrote.He pointed out that the court has not directed or mandated action in the protest-related cases. Therefore, the states must not deliberately misread what the order says.“The government must not invoke the court’s order as a justification for reneging on the commitment it made on July 25,” he wrote, ” A government that breaks its word cannot expect the youth to remain silent. If the guarantees are dishonoured, the streets of India will once again become the voice of its young.”Protest revival hangs over governmentLater at night, Das released another statement against the government weaponising the court order for political gains.The Supreme Court cannot be politicised for government’s gains. Its orders cannot be weaponised to achieve those gains. A solemn guarantee was given before the nation. Those ought to be honoured. All FIRs ought to be withdrawn. If criminals roamed, police must apply for…— Saurav Das (@SauravDassss) July 28, 2026