NEW DELHI: The Indian government was set to begin a fresh round of talks on Saturday with leaders of a Gen-Z protest that led to disruptions in the capital this week, as demonstrators press a demand for the education minister to resign.
The protests represent the biggest youth challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014, their demands echoed by opposition parties, which disrupted parliament’s monsoon session that began this week.
Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) rallied in central Delhi despite the fourth day of closure of the city’s 18 metro stations, as authorities tried to limit access to the protest site.
“They have given us a time between 3.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. today,” said Ashutosh Ranka, the party’s national spokesperson.
“We need clarity on Dharmendra Pradhan’s future,” he added, referring to the education minister, whom students want to see take responsibility for flaws in the examination system.
