Cockroach Janta party says government has broken promise, with detentions in Delhi, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar
India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, has accused the government of backtracking on its promise not to act against student protesters and has threatened to restart demonstrations.
The Cockroach Janta party (CJP), which organised mass protests over exam paper leaks and other irregularities, said it had received reports of hundreds of students being detained or “harassed” by police.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi.
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