The day was dominated by the government's repeated offers to negotiate with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET paper leak protests, and the CJP's consistent refusal to meet at JP Nadda's residence. In the morning, PM Modi announced fast-track courts for paper leak cases, a move immediately dismissed by Rahul Gandhi, who reiterated demands for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. By afternoon, the INDIA bloc, led by Gandhi, marched to Gandhi Smriti to honor student suicide victims, with police briefly blocking their buses. The CJP rejected four government invitations for talks, insisting on a neutral venue, and called for a nationwide protest on July 24. Delhi Police revealed alleged Pakistani social media handles amplifying the unrest, while pellet gun injuries to a journalist and a student drew scrutiny. In the evening, the government transferred Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi and announced a designated fast-track court, as 17 metro stations were ordered shut for the next day.