The activist said he ended his fast after prolonged negotiations and to prevent possible violence, while the CJP maintained that its campaign seeking the education minister's resignation would continue.
Sonam Wangchuk said safeguarding young protesters from criminal cases and securing relief for bereaved families were more urgent than prolonging his fast over the Education Minister’s resignation.
The meeting comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre is preparing a stricter law against examination paper leaks, while the protesting party continues to demand the Education Minister's resignation.
The Congress leader said students were seeking accountability over the alleged NEET paper leak and urged the government to remove the Education Minister and act against those responsible.
The activist had refused to relent until the government promised no punitive action against NEET protesters. His decision followed an emotional hospital meeting that lasted over an hour.
Congratulating the police for nabbing the accused within a day by acting swiftly, Chief Minister M K Stalin said no amount of strong words would suffice to condemn the inhuman crime.
"Train No: 68733 (Gevara Road–Bilaspur) MEMU Local got dashed with a goods train on the Up/line between Gatora–Bilaspur at about 16:00 hours," the Railways said.
The hybrid launch event brought together hundreds of educators and students from across Odisha.
The Commission has deployed 824 flying squads across the state to address complaints within 100 minutes, utilizing the C-VIGIL app.
The ECI has a herculean task to cover over 1.62 lakh polling booths with 15.44 crore voters in just a month time.
