A day after a police crackdown on supporters of India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement calling for education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, thousands of people gathered once more in the country’s capital, Delhi. Despite a police prohibition, tens of thousands of young men and women showed up for Monday’s demonstration and attempted to march on parliament.
Overwhelming violence occurred in Central Delhi, when police used batons and tear gas on protesters, injuring at least sixty of them. At the main protest site, police officers also destroyed the stage and improvised tents. According to the police, 70 demonstrators have been arrested and 118 of their employees have also been hurt. The use of sticks and tear gas against protesters has not been addressed by the police or the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The violence has been denounced by opposition parties.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition, called Modi “the most anti-youth prime minister India has ever had” and declared that the demands of the students were “legitimate.” He organized a march to Modi’s residence on Tuesday “to demand answers from him for the brutalities against young students yesterday” that included numerous MPs from his Congress party.
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