India, July 22 -- A day after the Delhi police resorted to a lathi charge and used tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters attempting to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament, opposition parties in Maharashtra have come forward in support of the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement demanding educational reforms and government accountability over recent examination paper leaks.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray visited Jantar Mantar, the site of the CJP's protest in Delhi, on Tuesday and met the protesters. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media over his silence on the issue, equating him to a "lame duck" prime mini...