Overview
- Students organised under the Cockroach Janta Party are demanding accountability for an alleged NEET exam paper leak and the resignation of the union education minister.
- A large march to Parliament led by the CJP escalated into street clashes according to protesters who said police used lathicharge, tear gas and made detentions.
- Ira Khan posted a video saying she avoids news to protect her mental health, apologised if silence seemed uncaring and wrote that she will look for ways to help that align with her values.
- Bollywood star Aamir Khan has not commented publicly on the protests while other film figures have expressed support and activist Sonam Wangchuk is on an indefinite hunger strike in solidarity with students.
- The dispute centers on NEET, India’s high-stakes medical entrance exam, which makes leak allegations politically sensitive and likely to keep protest and accountability demands in the public spotlight.