Archive · 29 Jul 2026
Government Urged to Withdraw FIRs Against Protesting Students
Students across India protested because their exam papers were leaked multiple times.
The government first said the protests were caused by a foreign country, but later agreed to remove the Education Minister.
The students expected the government to also drop all legal cases against them, but the government hasn't done this yet.
The Supreme Court protected the students from being punished but didn't cancel the cases.
The government should keep its promise and drop the cases against the students because they were just asking for fair exams.
Students protested nationwide over repeated examination paper leaks.
The government initially discredited the protests as Pakistan-inspired.
The government agreed to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Supreme Court granted protection from coercive action but did not cancel the FIRs.
The government has not explicitly committed to withdrawing the FIRs against the students.
- Who
- Students protesting examination paper leaks and the Indian government.
- What
- Government urged to withdraw FIRs against students who protested examination scams.
- When
- The protests occurred recently, with the Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday.
- Where
- Nationwide protests in India.
- Why
- Students protested due to repeated examination paper leaks and the government's failure to address the issue.
Government's Stance
Students' Perspective
Handling of Protests
Government's Stance
The government initially discredited the protests as Pakistan-inspired and later yielded to the demand for the resignation of the Education Minister.
Students' Perspective
Students protested due to repeated examination paper leaks and felt their future was jeopardized by the system's failures.
Withdrawal of FIRs
Government's Stance
The government has not explicitly committed to withdrawing the FIRs against the students.
Students' Perspective
Students expect the government to honour its promise to withdraw all FIRs registered against them.
- Protests
- Nationwide agitation over NEET and other examination scams.
- Government's Initial Response
- Portrayed the protests as Pakistan-inspired.
- Key Demand Met
- Resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Current Status of FIRs
- No mention of withdrawal by the government in Supreme Court.
- Supreme Court's Action
- Granted protection from coercive action but did not direct FIR cancellation.
- Previous Incident
- Similar broken promises during the 2021 farmers' agitation.