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PM’s lack of commitment to accountability evident: Congress on Modi’s video message

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The Congress on Friday said the “desperate and hassled-looking” Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on paper leaks with a video message and claimed that his lack of commitment to accountability is evident from his failure to even mention the student protests or the brutality unleashed on them. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said whatever eyewash the PM proposes, the first steps towards any resolution are clear: “Sack Mantri Pradhan; punish those who beat them; apologise. “The desperate and hassled-looking Pradhan Mantri finally broke his two-month-long silence late last night through a video

CJP calls for nationwide protest today, rejects govt’s talks offer again

New Delhi, Jul 24, (PTI) The CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) on Thursday gave a nationwide call for peaceful protests today and urged people to hold demonstrations in every district as it rejected the government’s offer for talks, insisting any dialogue should be held only at a neutral venue. It also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on action against paper leaks did not address the issue of accountability or its main demand of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET paper leak. The government made another appeal for talks with Union minister Jitendra Singh saying a meeting to resolve

Modi govt treating students seeking accountability as ‘enemies of nation’: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) In a broadside against the Modi government, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday said students have demanded accountability and educational reforms, but the Modi government has responded to their courage with “cowardice and wanton cruelty, treating them not as inheritors of the future but as enemies of the nation”. She accused the government of degrading India’s education landscape and asserted that the country’s students have called the Modi regime’s bluff. She emphasised it is a moral, political, and constitutional duty to stand with students and safeguard their future. “The student protests are a

Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike but ‘Cockroach’ protesters still seek minister’s ouster

NEW DELHI, July 24, 2026 (AP) — Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that’s become one of India’s largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns. Wangchuk’s fast became a rallying point for India’s “Cockroach” protests, which began more than a month ago demanding education reforms after alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams. Since then, the movement has tapped into broader public anger over unemployment, government accountability and economic opportunity, drawing professionals, families and activists to demonstrations

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