Afghanistan, July 20 -- Police fired tear gas and used batons against thousands of protesters marching toward India's Parliament on Monday as demonstrators demanded accountability over alleged exam corruption.
Indian police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse thousands of protesters attempting to march toward Parliament in New Delhi on Monday, as a youth-led movement demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged corruption in the country's examination system.
The demonstration, organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), coincided with the opening day of Parliament's monsoon session and became one of the largest anti-government protests in India in recent years. The Guardian reported that thousand...