NEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) – Leaders of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement said the government has asked for time until Saturday afternoon to respond on their demand for the education minister’s resignation, after talks with two ministers on Friday.
The talks came hours after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike, raising hopes that the two sides could reach a breakthrough after tens of thousands of angry youth converged in the capital Delhi to demand the minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks.
(Reporting by Sakshi Dayal, Tanvi Mehta and Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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