Overview
- The mass Jantar Mantar sit-in ended after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation following weeks of social-media-driven student protests over an alleged NEET paper leak.
- Police tactics during the July 20 Parliament march, including lathi charges and tear gas, prompted allegations of pellet‑gun use and a public-interest petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on pellet guns and compensation for the injured.
- On July 27 the Bihar government announced it will withdraw FIRs filed before a set cutoff and release detainees, a move CJP welcomed while the group says cases persist in several BJP-ruled states and is seeking written guarantees against retaliation.
- False claims circulated online about a protester’s death were debunked by Delhi Police and PIB fact-checkers, exposing the wider battle over misinformation that shaped public reaction to the demonstrations.
- Opposition parties are contesting political credit and plan to press NEET accountability, exam safeguards and state crowd-control practices in Parliament, while government-CJP talks at the Constitution Club signalled a tactical change in how officials engage with the protest movement.