Nagpur, Jul 21 (PTI) Hundreds of students, youth and senior citizens staged an agitation in Nagpur on Monday in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Chanting anti-government slogans over alleged exam paper leaks, angry demonstrators, including students and senior citizens, gathered at Samvidhan Square and vowed to press ahead with their agitation until the education minister steps down.
Protesters expressed outrage over the forcible removal of Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar in the national capital and the lathi-charge on students during their march to Parliament.
Holding placards, banners and photos of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, demonstrators gathered at the site amid heavy police deployment.
One of the young demonstrators said that their agitation will continue till the education minister resigns.
Earlier in the day, thousands gathered near Parliament Street in Delhi and tried to march towards Parliament to demand accountability over alleged examination irregularities and the resignation of Pradhan, braving security forces’ batons. PTI CLS ARU
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