Hyderabad, July 25 -- The daughter of a serving Assam cabinet minister waded into one of India's most charged student movements this week, appearing at a protest against the Centre and reportedly directing an abusive slogan at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This moment has raised questions over growing dissent within the ruling alliance's own ranks.

Dibisa Mahanta, daughter of Assam's Minister for Revenue and senior Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader Keshab Mahanta, was seen sitting among student activists at a protest in Chachal, Guwahati, on July 23, holding placards and joining chants organised under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Videos of the gathering, which spread widely on social media, showed her raising abusive slog...