Assam, Bihar say they will release detained protesters, withdraw FIRs

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The Bharatiya Janata Party governments in Assam and Bihar on Monday said that they will release protesters who were detained or arrested during the agitation against alleged irregularities in public exams last week.

The states said that they will also withdraw cases that had been filed against the demonstrators.

The agitation in Delhi started on June 6, when the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign began a protest at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union education minister at the time, over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams. Solidarity protests were held in several states. Pradhan resigned on Saturday.

On Monday, the Bihar government said that no legal action will be taken against persons who had participated in the protests before 6 pm on Sunday, The Hindu reported. The Assam government made a similar declaration.

‘Complete breach’ of agreement, claims CJP

The statements by the BJP-ruled states came hours after the Cockroach Janta Party on Monday remarked that there had been a “complete breach” of its agreement with the Union government with respect to its promise that no police action would be taken against peaceful protesters.

Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka had said that all cases filed against protesters must be withdrawn and all those who have been taken into custody must be released, “failing which...

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