"No Information To Share," MEA Responds To Foreign Funding Allegations Concerning CJP Protests

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said it has no information about alleged foreign funding or outside involvement in the ongoing NEET paper leak protests organised by Cockroach Janta Party.

During a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about claims of foreign support behind the protests in New Delhi and other parts of the country.

"Aur doosra, abhi jo ongoing protest chal raha hai Delhi mein, us protest ko lekar kayi cheezein nikal kar saamne aa rahi hain, jismein foreign funding hai, foreign haath hai, Pakistan ka haath hai, kayi cheezein spread ho rahi hain. Toh kya MEA bhi in cheezon ko dekh raha hai, us par kuch react karenge?", a media person asked.

"Madhu, baat aapne uthai ki foreign funding vagaira ki baat jo aapne kahi jo pradarshan chal raha hai, toh main yeh kehna chahunga ki mere paas is masle par kisi bhi prakaar ka koi information aapse saajha karne ke liye nahi hai.", Jaiswal said in response.

The protest at Jantar Mantar began on June 20. The protesters are demanding resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, India's education minister over NEET paper leaks.

In a similar development, the Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking registration of an FIR and a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the NEET protest and the "Sansad Chalo" march organised over the alleged NEET examination paper leak. Advocate Barun Sinha, appearing for the petitioner, Satish Kumar Aggarwal, former Vice President of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, had urged that the petition be taken up on an urgent basis.

During the mentioning, Sinha submitted that the "so-called student agitation" had made the "entire Delhi hostage" and that the road blockades in the national capital had caused immense hardship to the public.

According to the plea, the petitioner has approached the High Court in his capacity as a citizen and voter, alleging that what began as protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and the demand for the resignation of the Union Education Minister subsequently transformed into a politically influenced agitation involving activists, political leaders and allegedly foreign-funded organisations.

The petition states that the first protest was organised at Jantar Mantar on June 6, 2026, following which demonstrations continued. It alleges that Sonam Wangchuk later joined the agitation and commenced a hunger strike. The plea further refers to publicly available material regarding Wangchuk's alleged associations with certain foreign organisations and funding institutions, contending that these aspects warrant investigation by the competent authorities.

Referring to the events of July 20, 2026, the plea alleges that a pre-planned "Sansad Chalo" march was organised from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament over the alleged NEET paper leak and the demand for the resignation of the Union Education Minister.