数百名印澳人士周五在悉尼帕拉玛塔广场集会，声援印度进行中的大规模学生抗争[1]。此次抗议源于医学院入学考试NEET的试卷泄露事件，该事件导致200万考生需重新参加考试，至少21名学生因此自杀[1]。抗议浪潮已演变为反对莫迪政府的更广泛运动，要求民主和教育公平[1]。
印度教育部长Dharmendra Pradhan周六宣布辞职，这被视为抗议活动取得的重大胜利[1]。在新德里，超过120名抗议者遭警方用警棍和催泪瓦斯殴打[1]。抗议运动已持续一个月，主要参与者为大学生[1]。著名活动人士Sonam Wangchuk为声援这一运动已结束了26天的绝食[1]。
参与者以"蟑螂詹塔党"名义进行动员，该名称源自印度首席法官将失业青年称为"蟑螂"和"社会寄生虫"的言论[1]。
Hundreds of Indian-Australians gathered at Parramatta Square in Sydney on Friday to demonstrate solidarity with an ongoing mass student movement in India [1]. The protest was sparked by a medical college entrance examination paper leak that forced approximately 2 million test-takers to retake the NEET exam, resulting in at least 21 student suicides [1].
What began as outrage over the examination scandal has evolved into a broader movement challenging the Modi government's policies on democracy and educational equity [1]. The campaign has gained momentum under the name "Cockroach Janata Party," a reference to remarks by India's chief justice who reportedly called unemployed youth "cockroaches" and "social parasites" [1]. The protest movement, led primarily by university students, has sustained for approximately one month [1]. In New Delhi, police employed batons and tear gas against more than 120 demonstrators [1].
The scale of discontent has prompted significant action within India's government. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday, marking a major victory for the protest movement [1]. Notable activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had undertaken a 26-day hunger strike in support of the cause, has since ended his fast [1].