Why are thousands of people protesting in Delhi?
Thousands of mostly young people have marched on India's parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.
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"the police baton-charging protesting students as an attack on democracy"
— Mallikarjun Kharge , Politician
Key People
Abhijeet Dipke is the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party advocating for educational reforms in India.
Akhilesh Yadav is the chief of the Samajwadi Party.
Mahua Moitra is a Member of Parliament from the All India Trinamool Congress.
Mallikarjun Kharge is the president of the Indian National Congress.
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India.
Sonam Wangchuk is a respected educationist and climate activist from Ladakh, known for his work on educational reforms and climate adaptation.
Chief Justice of India.
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Thousands of mostly young people have marched on India's parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.
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