India’s cockroach protests: Modi breaks silence and hunger strike ends | BBC News
Thousands of people continue to protest demanding the Indian education minister’s resignation after representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held talks with the government.
The meeting came after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in solidarity with the protests.
A CJP spokesperson told reporters that the government has asked for a day to decide on their biggest demand – minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also spoken, posted a video promising a tough new law on examination paper leaks, the issue at the core of the protests.
In this video…
00:36 Latest on protests
01:46 Modi breaks his silence
02:52 Hunger strike ends
04:00 Protests spread
06:04 Role of social media (or Viral protest image)
07:19 Verifying protest videos
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