India, July 4 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday joined the ongoing protest of Abhijeet Dipke-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The protest site has seen students and youth demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan since June 20 over irregularities in the country's examination system.

The protesters have cited NEET paper leak controversy and issues related to CBSE's OSM setup and other alleged lapses in the education system. Over 18 students have reportedly died by suicide due to exam-related woes.

"Today, the futures of more than three crore students and job aspirants are being toyed with. And there is no one speaking up for them," Moitra told the crowd. "Instead...