A day after its protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gave the Centre a seven-day deadline to remove or secure the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Former chief minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi sent away security personnel stationed outside their residences in Patna after Bihar government reduced their Z+ security. Following this, RJD workers stood outside their residence posing as guards.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised 18-year-old Sarthak Sidhant and his partner Nisarga for exposing alleged collusion between the CBSE and the service provider COEMPT, calling their efforts a victory of youth and a “defeat” for the government.