"In an urgent statement posted on X, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said Direction No. 4 of the order is a "direct contradiction" to the government's solemn assurance of July 25 that FIRs would be withdrawn, and protesters would not be targeted. "The court's uninformed order is therefore wholly unacceptable," he said. "A solemn public assurance given to thousands of young students and protesters cannot be diluted, undermined, or rendered meaningless through subsequent legal developments, in a surreptitious manner. He clarified that nothing in the interim order prevents the government or BJP/NDA-ruled states from withdrawing FIRs or deciding not to proceed against peaceful protesters, as done by Bihar and Assam governments.