Modi vows punishment for exam fraud as 'Cockroach' protests spread

On Thursday, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the student-led Cockroach Janta Party protests, pledging swift punishment for those behind the exam answer leak that forced cancellation of the country's undergraduate medical examination. The scandal affected some two point two million students and has sparked a youth revolt demanding the resignation of India's education minister. Per France 24, the protests have spread from the capital New Delhi to major cities including Mumbai and Bengaluru, showing the movement's growing momentum.

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