"Neither fair education, nor fair election": Massive protest in India against Modi government

Police lobbed tear gas shells and used batons on supporters of India's youth-led 'Cockroach' movement on Monday as they sought to march towards parliament in New Delhi.

The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing millions of supporters on social media before broadening its appeal.

A police decision to forcibly move hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Saturday has galvanized the movement, with thousands of supporters arriving through the night at the protest site of Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi for the march on the opening day of parliament's monsoon session.

Thousands of young supporters gathered through the night at the protest site of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi for the march on the opening day of parliament's monsoon session.

"Quit, quit," the protesters chanted. "Dharmendra Pradhan quit", "Narendra Modi quit", they said in Hindi, while leaders from opposition parties criticized the government, with one calling Modi "Hitler."


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