Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a video conference with participants of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme, praising young people working in border regions — even as his government continues to manage the fallout from weeks of mass youth protests over an exam paper leak scandal.
The demonstrations, led by the so-called Cockroach Janta Party movement, forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan — a rare concession from the Modi government, which had initially dismissed the protests as illegitimate.
Protesters have now left their camp at the Jantar Mantar site in central New Delhi, but say they will hold the government to its reform commitments.
Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.
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