Overview
- Thousands of Cockroach Janta Party supporters remain camped at Jantar Mantar, and the movement expanded to cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Jaipur on Friday.
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday after Union ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him and conveyed government assurances.
- A CJP delegation held talks with Union ministers at the Constitution Club but did not secure Pradhan’s resignation and was told the government would respond after internal consultations.
- The government announced Cabinet-backed measures to toughen anti-paper-leak penalties and set up fast-track courts, and the National Testing Agency is facing a major overhaul with senior officials removed and probes launched.
- Clashes during a July 20 march to Parliament prompted multiple FIRs, arrests and rights complaints, protesters have demanded compensation and withdrawal of cases, and the Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions over police action.