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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests

Protesters at a gathering organised by supporters of the Cockroach Janta party in Mumbai, India, on Sunday
Protesters at a gathering organised by supporters of the Cockroach Janta party in Mumbai, India, on Sunday. Photograph: Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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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