This comes just days after the Centre had agreed to all demands made by the CJP in exchange for stopping the weeks-long protest.

This comes just days after the Centre had agreed to all demands made by the CJP in exchange for stopping the weeks-long protest.

This comes just days after the Centre had agreed to all demands made by the CJP in exchange for stopping the weeks-long protest.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned the Centre that it would be forced to restart its protests if all FIRs against student protesters was not withdrawn.

In a message addressed to Union ministers J.P. Nadda and Dr Jitendra Singh, who had played a key role in the final negotiations with the CJP that led to the weeks-long protest being withdrawn, CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka warned that the Centre was breaching the terms of its agreement.

"Hundreds of students have been arrested in Bihar and Bengal, and hundreds are being surveilled/harrassed in Delhi and other states. Multiple reports are emerging in Delhi around detention of volunteers supporting protestors with logistics," he wrote in a post on X.

This was also discussed in a press conference on Monday, which saw independent Rajya Sabha leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal—who has been counselling the CJP—with Ranka and Saurav Das, another of the its main spokespersons.

The satirical collective also introduced 'Saakshi', a website and application designed to preserve original photos and videos from the protests as evidence for use in legal cases related to the protesters and volunteers.

This comes just days after the Centre had agreed to all demands made by the satirical collective in exchange for stopping the protest.

Apart from the resignation of ex-Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the other conditions included financial compensation for families of students who died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak, the withdrawal of legal cases against all CJP demonstrators and volunteers, accountability from the Delhi Police after its lathi charges and tear gassing when the protests were active, and a five-point charter to guide examination reforms, going forward.

The aftermath of the protests also saw the government launch a series of reforms such as fast-track courts to arrest the accused in the NEET paper leak case and a new high-powered task force led by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and a number of other domain experts to help future-proof exams conducted by the National Testing Authority (NTA).

Pradhan's portfolio was also given as an additional charge to Union Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi, who already heads the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, as well as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

While the Centre has not yet responded to the CJP's warning, a PTI report had said on Sunday that it would only take further action against those detained after approval from the relevant authorities.

The report added that 15 FIRs have been registered so far at different police stations in the New Delhi district in connection with the July 20 violence and other incidents linked to the ongoing protests, as part of a wider probe into the alleged conspiracy behind violence that took place at the protests.

In that regard, over 2,500 people with criminal backgrounds and bad characters have been identified from CCTV footage, digital evidence, mobile phone records, and statements of witnesses that the Delhi Police continues to evaluate.

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