NEET (UG) protests: Gujarat latest BJP-ruled state to order FIR withdrawal against demonstrators
Gujarat government ordered withdrawal of all criminal cases against NEET protesters in a July 31 letter to DGP GS Malik.
Gujarat is the latest BJP-ruled state to withdraw FIRs; Assam, Bihar, Delhi, and Maharashtra have done the same.
The withdrawal follows the Supreme Court's July 28 judgment protecting minor student protesters from coercive action.
Protests in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and other cities supported the Jantar Mantar sit-in led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
The CJP ended its protest on July 25 after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, but warned it may resume if FIRs are not withdrawn.
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