India's Leader Responds to Exam Cheating Scandal; Protesters Want Minister Fired

India's Leader Responds to Exam Cheating Scandal; Protesters Want Minister Fired

Modi spoke publicly for the first time about the "cockroach" protests, promising special courts to quickly try officials who leaked exam papers. The protests' name comes from India's top judge reportedly calling unemployed young people "cockroaches." Protesters rejected Modi's offer, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign.

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