India protest: How Modi’s refusal to sack education minister fits a pattern
Summary
Thousands of young people in India have been protesting in New Delhi for over a month, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan because of exam paper leaks. Despite injuries to over 100 protesters during police actions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not removed ministers involved in controversies, continuing a pattern seen during his 12 years in power.Key Facts
- The “cockroach” movement is led by India’s youth demanding the Education Minister resign over exam paper leaks.
- More than 100 protesters were seriously hurt during police use of batons and tear gas on Monday.
- Opposition parties have joined the protests and supported calls for the minister’s removal.
- Modi has often kept ministers in office despite controversies and public pressure.
- In 2015, Muslim man Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched over cow suspicion, and calls to sack the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma were ignored.
- Sharma later bowed to a lynching suspect’s coffin, causing public outrage, but stayed in office until 2019.
- Another controversy involved Rohith Chakravarthi Vemula, a Dalit student who died after university sanctions linked to caste discrimination.
- These examples show Modi’s reluctance to remove ministers even amid serious public and political challenges.
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