NEW DELHI ¨C Hundreds of supporters of India¡¯s youth-led ¡°cockroach¡± movement gathered in the capital New Delhi on Monday to march on parliament, seeking the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest.
The months-old movement ?and the planned protest are?seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term ?in office, ?garnering millions of supporters on social media and mobilizing support on ground as well.
The movement ?has been galvanized since police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Saturday, with thousands of supporters arriving through the night at the protest site of Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi for the march on the ?opening day of parliament¡¯s monsoon session.
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