India, July 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) lawmakers to reach out to the youth and dispel concerns, adding that those responsible for the paper leaks will be dealt with according to law, people aware of the details said.

The PM, who is addressing the meeting of the NDA parliamentary party now called Mangal Milan, is learnt to have told lawmakers that students should be assured that their interests will be protected.

"He said the people who have been arrested will be given the harshest punishment. but students should be made aware of the conspiracies by the opposition," said a person aware of the details.

The PM's statement comes amid students' protests spearheaded by the Cockr...