‘Cockroach’ protests: India’s Modi promises to punish corrupt officials in bid to quell anger

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is responding to youth-led protests over an examination paper leak scandal. Modi has promised to establish fast-track courts to accelerate punishment of corrupt officials, The Guardian reports. In his first public statement on the 'cockroach' protest movement sweeping through Delhi, Modi declared that nothing matters more than young people's welfare and that those who harm their futures will face consequences. The demonstrations represent a significant challenge to his government.

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