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Indian student protests: What’s next after Modi’s promise on exam leaks?
- Modi pledged to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in the leaks, addressing students in an Instagram-style phone recording.
- This was his first spoken response to the youth-led protests that have exploded across the country, with their epicentre in the heart of the capital, New Delhi.
- The same night, Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of the students, called off a 26-day hunger strike aimed at pressuring the government to respond to their demands.
Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) insist on the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. India students protest exam leaks as pressure grows on Government Late on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised stern action against perpetrators of examination paper leaks that have snowballed into the biggest protest movement against his government in its third term.
Modi pledged to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in the leaks, addressing students in an Instagram-style phone recording. This was his first spoken response to the youth-led protests that have exploded across the country, with their epicentre in the heart of the capital, New Delhi. The same night, Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of the students, called off a 26-day hunger strike aimed at pressuring the government to respond to their demands.
However, the student activists have said that they would continue with the agitation until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan steps down. We break down the latest protests that have not only roiled New Delhi, but also spread to other cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Patna, and look at what’s next.
Source: Al Jazeera English