00:03Leaders of India's youth-led cockroach movement said on Friday that the government has asked for time until Saturday afternoon
00:10to respond on their demand for the education minister's resignation, following talks between the two sides.
00:16Public anger has grown following a series of alleged irregularities, including the leak of a medical entrance exam paper and
00:24technical issues affecting an online marking system for high school students.
00:28The government was represented by senior federal ministers J.P. Nada and Jitendra Singh, while the protesters were represented by
00:36Sarav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, spokespersons of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party, CJP.
01:14The talks came hours after the talks came hours after the talks.
01:26The talks came hours after the talks.
01:28after prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike, raising hopes of
01:35a possible breakthrough in the standoff.
01:37Wangchuk said the government had assured him that no action would be taken against peaceful
01:42protesters following the end of his hunger strike.
01:45The protests have emerged as one of the biggest challenges facing the Modi administration
01:50since he began his third term as prime minister in 2024.
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