Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 -- Leader of Opposition in Keralam Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Thursday joined the Student Federation of India (SFI)'s protest march to Lok Bhavan, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the acceptance of its charter of demands.

Addressing the gathering in Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan alleged a "mafia" behind the NEET-UG paper leak, and also criticised the Delhi Police's action against protesters in Delhi on July 20.

Lauding SFI for its involvement in the Cockroach Janata Party's ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar, Vijayan said, "The SFI is playing an active role in the student and youth agitation taking place in Delhi. Large-scale fraud, deception and criminal offences h...