Srinagar, July 23 -- New Delhi- The student movement sparked by the NEET-UG paper leak is rapidly snowballing into a nationwide campaign, with protests spreading beyond Delhi, celebrities joining the chorus, food donations pouring in from across the country and authorities tightening security around the capital amid fears of fresh unrest.

Even as 16 Delhi Metro stations across central Delhi remained shut on Thursday citing security concerns, hundreds of students continued their sit-in at Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day, refusing to back down from their demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and sweeping reforms to the country's examination system.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed s...