Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded on Thursday to growing student protests by announcing harsh punishments for those responsible for exam fraud. The statement came after several days of pressure from a movement referred to as the "cockroach movement," which is demanding the departure of the education minister over the exam question leak scandal. aktuality.sk ↗
The protests were concentrated mainly in New Delhi, where thousands of people repeatedly gathered despite a harsh police crackdown. According to police, nearly 180 people were injured in Monday's clashes. The demonstrators speak of the need for a fairer education system and refuse to back down, although some organizers have indicated they do not want to risk further injuries to young people. France24 ↗
After criticism from the opposition and growing public anger, Modi pledged that the government would punish corrupt officials and people involved in the premature release of exam questions. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, following the crackdown on students, called on the prime minister to resign and linked the crisis to the government's treatment of young people. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The dispute has thus grown from an exam fraud case into a broader political crisis surrounding trust in India's education system and government. Further developments will depend on whether Modi's promises of punishment calm the protests, or whether the movement maintains pressure for the education minister's resignation. Die Zeit ↗
Modi promises harsh punishments for exam fraud
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| 14:40 21.07.
Inde : le mouvement des "cafards" force Modi à ouvrir le dialogue
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