What is happening in India with the protests? (lemmy.zip)

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I'm seeing a lot of stories about protests in India including a march on parliament. Than the arrest of the opposition leader and another influential person on hunger strike.

But what is unclear is what is the background? And are they separate incidents or are they linked? If someone on the ground in India could detail what is happening, that would be great.

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[-] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

after the education minister referred to unemployed youth as "cockroaches,"

Not the minister, but the Chief Justice.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/the-rise-of-the-cockroaches-how-cji-surya-kants-remark-led-to-massive-student-movement-in-jantar-mantar-4081727

this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2026

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