New Delhi, July 24 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday maintained that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation remains its key demand during the latest round of discussions with the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak and related issues. The outfit also sought Rs.1 crore as compensation for the families of aspirants who died by suicide following the cancellation of the May 3 NEET examination as one of the "non-negotiable" demands.

The CJP and the government are scheduled to resume discussions on Saturday.

A two-member CJP delegation met Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh for nearly two hours at Vithalbhai Patel House in New Delhi.

The CJP demanded that the Government of India, the head of the Rap...