India, Aug. 3 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold a meeting of its core committee in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 5 to decide its next course of action following the nationwide protests over the NEET-UG paper leak that culminated in the resignation of former Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The meeting will take place at the hometown of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who resides there with his parents. The party had recently warned that it would launch a larger agitation if students and youth who participated in the protests were allegedly subjected to harassment by the Centre or state governments. Also Read - Gujarat: 22 children die of Chandipura virus this monsoon Meanwhile, an RTI activist has sought an inquiry into the assets of Dipke's father, Bhagwanrao Dipke, a former junior engineer with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). He questioned how the family could allegedly afford overseas education for their children and claimed a complaint had been submitted to the Maharashtra government seeking an investigation into possible disproportionate assets. Separately, CJP spokesperson Ratna Singh said she had spoken to the mother of a Noida-based teenager booked for allegedly making abusive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the party's protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Also Read - CJP hails SC clarification on FIRs against NEET protesters Sharing the conversation on social media, Singh said the girl's mother was distressed that the FIR had not been withdrawn despite her daughter's public apology and the Prime Minister's appeal for forgiveness. She also expressed concern over continued media attention on the family. Singh said the party would not initiate any legal action against the teenager and would instead provide legal assistance, counselling and other support if needed. The case gained attention after a video of the teenager's remarks went viral. A Zero FIR was initially registered in Noida before being transferred to Delhi's Parliament Street police station, where the alleged incident took place. The teenager later apologised, saying she had been influenced by people at the protest and described the episode as her "first and last mistake." The girl's mother had earlier thanked Prime Minister Modi for publicly appealing against punitive action and urged authorities to withdraw the FIR, claiming her daughter is a 15-year-old minor and that her age was recorded incorrectly in the complaint.
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