New Delhi: Days after the police unleashed their brutalities on the protesting youth in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and several other parts of the country, the Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear two separate petitions filed against the crackdown.The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petitions on Monday, July 27.The youth protest, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janata Party over a month ago, which quickly took a much wider, organic shape across India has faced severe police backlash. Several young persons were brutally beaten up and hundreds of FIRs have been filed against them across many states.While Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday (July 25), his resignation, however, only one of the many demands that the protesting youth have put forth over serial examination paper leaks, including in the medical college entrance test. Among their other demands is action against the Delhi police for using excessive force against the protesters. Several students continue to be in hospitals, including at least one young girl who was put on life support.This decision of the top court to hear the petitions comes right on the heels of the Union government’s decision to airlift additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to bolster security in the national capital. Separately, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has also restricted leaves of its Delhi Metro security unit due to the ongoing protests. Since Pradhan has now resigned, it is unclear whether the protests will continue with demands for systemic education reforms and whether the Union government will still proceed with its decision to deploy additional central forces in Delhi.The court agreed to hear the matters hours after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant clarified in open court on Friday (July 24) that “no petition” had previously been filed on the issue. He criticised “reckless” media reports suggesting the court had refused to list such a matter. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the petitions before the bench, highlighting concerns over the continued use of “excessive force” against student protesters. The CJI agreed to list the matter, stating, “Let it be listed. We will entertain it.” Earlier, the court had declined an urgent oral mention, with the CJI remarking that no formal case had been filed at that stage.RSS Leader terms CJP movement ‘global conspiracy’In Srinagar, senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar called the youth-led movement seeking accountability over repeated paper leaks a “global conspiracy”. He said activist Sonam Wangchuk and the CJP have come under the sway of the world’s “anti-national and anti-human forces.” Kumar described the CJP as “an agency of foreign forces” and cautioned the youth to not become “puppets or agents of those who betray the country and deceive the nation.” He urged Wangchuk to understand that “they have become victims of the world’s anti-national and anti-human activities” and called on youth and leaders to distance themselves so that their names are “not written in history” in a negative light.