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India protest leaders to meet govt after Modi vows action
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Leaders of India's youth-led "Cockroach" movement said they would meet the government on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks.
The social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has led protests calling on Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to quit over the failures.
"We will make every effort to have the bill introduced and passed by the House at the earliest," Modi added.
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement- Hunger strike -The prime minister's intervention followed mounting pressure from protesters and civil society groups demanding education reform.
The protests have emerged as one of the biggest political challenges facing Modi since he secured a third term in office in 2024.ash/abh/cms