India: Opposition steps up pressure amid CJP protests

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This is Dharvi Vaid Dhulia from DW's studio in New Delhi, back with our daily capsule of all the biggest headlines and events that have got India talking.

Opposition lawmakers are planning to hold a demonstration outside one of the gates of the Indian parliament as they demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The opposition protest comes two days after a swell of thousands of youth protesters — angered over what they call failures in the education system — tried to march to the parliament and were met with batons and tear gas volleys in a police crackdown.

The youth protest is seen as one of the biggest public challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government since he was reelected for a third time in 2024.

Last evening, dramatic scenes unfolded in the Indian capital as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and members of his Congress party were briefly detained after they marched to Modi's doorstep, demanding his resignation over the police action against the student protesters.

Pradhan has issued his first statement since the protest against him led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement began over a month ago.

Meanwhile, at the protest 'ground zero' of Jantar Mantar, hundreds are still camping as the CJP presses ahead with its demands.

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