India, July 17 -- There's the hunger that gnaws at the stomach, and then "the hunger for power that people in government have" - that was the contrast Neha Bora offered this week for the fast she and two other student activists have kept up for 20 days and counting at Jantar Mantar, parallel to activist Sonam Wangchuk's fast under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

Neha, who is national president of the All India Students' Association (AISA), along with Manish and Aameen who are also fasting, has been seeking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over recent exam leaks and irregularities.

Doctors have warned their bodies are beginning to fail them, and at least three other comrades from the CPI(ML)-Libera...