India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits
He finally called it off early Friday morning following assurances from the government that his demands would be looked into.Over the course of the protest, most of India's major opposition political parties, activists and many celebrities turned up to show solidarity. Back in 2021, the government repealed agriculture laws after a year-long protest by farmers. And later that night, Modi posted a video message saying that a tough new law on examination paper leaks was being prepared.
- ▪He finally called it off early Friday morning following assurances from the government that his demands would be looked into.Over the course of the protest, most of India's major opposition political parties, activists and many celebrities
- ▪Back in 2021, the government repealed agriculture laws after a year-long protest by farmers.
- ▪And later that night, Modi posted a video message saying that a tough new law on examination paper leaks was being prepared.
17 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 9 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 7 lean left, 8 centre.
- ▪ India’s Education Minister resigns after countrywide protests — NZ Herald
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ ‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns — Euronews
- ▪ In pictures: Indian youth supporting Cockroach Janta Party celebrate education minister's resignation — Dawn
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks — Egypt Independent
- ▪ India education minister resigns after weeks of "Cockroach" protests — CBS News — Top
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns following Cockroach movement protests — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ India's education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests — ABC News — International
- ▪ ‘Cockroaches won’: India’s education minister resigns amid massive youth protests — NBC News — Top
- ▪ India’s ‘cockroach’ movement halts protests after minister quits — International homepage
- ▪ Indian education minister resigns after protests — ABC News (Australia)
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India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Protesters celebrate India's education minister resignationByGeeta Pandey, Yogita Limaye, International correspondent and Vikas Pandey, India digital editor, Reporting fromDelhiPublished6 minutes agoIndia's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its five-week-long protest, hours after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
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