NEW DELHI, India (AP) 鈥 Supporters of faced police batons and tear gas as they tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister鈥檚 resignation. The Cockroach Janta Party emerged in May after a Supreme Court judge compared unemployed youth to 鈥渃ockroaches.鈥 Leaks of exam papers crucial to the future of many young people had sparked public anger. The movement has taken on political weight and called for more widespread reforms. Senior officials have taken a hard line against the movement.
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