Overview
- Dharmendra Pradhan resigned late in July after a 36-day Cockroach Janta Party sit-in in New Delhi that mobilised students and allies across Indian cities and pressed demands over alleged exam paper leaks.
- Parliament’s Lok Sabha has approved the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which raises minimum jail terms, imposes larger fines for paper leaks and allows fast-track courts and special investigations.
- Opposition leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi, accused Home Minister Amit Shah and the RSS of responsibility for police excesses during the July 20 march toward Parliament and demanded a Supreme Court‑monitored probe.
- Government ministers deny any shots were fired on July 20 while police records and some opposition and CJP sources cite a police diary entry and injuries that suggest pellet rounds were used, keeping the use‑of‑force dispute unresolved.
- CJP leaders say government promises on compensation and no FIRs remain only partly honoured, report fresh cases and harassment in several states, and are seeking alliances with farmer groups to sustain pressure on the Modi government.