Modi Promises Fast-Track Courts for 152 Exam Leaks as 50,000 Youths Press Minister's Resignation
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 23
Modi Promises Fast-Track Courts for 152 Exam Leaks as 50,000 Youths Press Minister's Resignation
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 23
Summary
Narendra Modi pledged fast-track courts to punish officials behind exam paper leaks, his first public response to a youth protest movement that has shaken Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi said India has seen 152 exam paper leaks in the past decade without a single conviction, underscoring why protesters reject the offer as insufficient.
About 50,000 people marched in Delhi on Monday despite a ban, and more than 1,000 were still camped at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday after police used batons and teargas.
The Cockroach Janta party kept its core demand that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign, saying any talks must happen publicly at the protest site after a meeting with J.P. Nadda failed.
Support has spread to other Indian cities, suggesting the government’s softer tone may not defuse a movement now pushing broader education-system reform.