What you need to know
- Second round of talks between Cockroach movement and Indian government scheduled
- Police tighten security as crowds expected to swell over weekend
- Cockroach Janta Party Founder Abhijeet Dipke says diagnosed with typhoid
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Government-CJP second round of talks set for Saturday evening
Cockroach Janta Partyspokesperson and Indian government respresentatives are set to meet for the second round of talks on Saturday evening, after first round of talks on Friday did not lead to a breakthrough.
This comes amid youth-led nationwide protests in India against a struggling education system and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, after a national medical enterance exam's question papers leaked in May.
The leak affected millions of medical aspirants and is believed to have led to several students committing suicide.
"They had given us the time for 3:30-4:00 p.m. (1000 GMT-1030 GMT) today. The location has not been finalised yet," CJP National Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka told news agency ANI.
"Discussions are very clear. We should get written confirmation for the two demands on which there has been in-principle agreement. So that they can be closed. We need clarity over Dharmendra Pradhan — whether they will seek his resignation or not. We want an answer in Yes or No because there is not much scope for deliberation over this," he said.
On Friday, CJP's chief spokesperson Saurav Das and Ranka met Union Ministers Jagat Prakash Nadda and Jitender Singh at "neutral ground."
The ministers were presented CJP's three core demands: Pradhan's resignation, monetary compensation for the families of the students who committed suicide and no legal action against peaceful protesters.
The ministers reportedly sought a day's time to respond on the resignation demand and agreed to the other two.
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Hello and welcome to DW's India blog.
This is Mahima Kapoor reporting from the New Delhi bureau and I will be your guide through the massive student-led protests which began in the capital and are now spreading across the nation.
This is a high stakes weekend. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is set to hold a second round of talks with Cockroack Janta Party spokespeople on Saturday evening.
Remember, yesterday government representatives had asked for a day's time to respond on the movement's central demand — the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Protesters in central Delhi continue to show up in large numbers which are expected to grow even more into the weekend.
Meanwhile, Modi's cabinet approved amendments to a paper leak legislation with stricter punishments and fines for those convicted. The bill could be introduced in the Indian Parliament as soon as Monday.
Tune in for all of this and more.