Modi vows punishment for exam fraud as 'Cockroach' protests spread

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Protesters at a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, on July 22, 2026. REUTERS - Sonu Kishan 01:49 Issued on: 23/07/2026 - 11:21 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally broken his silence on the student protest movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party. He said that his government will move to swiftly punish those responsible for the leak of answers that forced the cancellation of the country's undergrad medical exam for some 2.2 million students. That scandal sparked a youth-led revolt determined to force the ouster of the country's education minister. The protests have spread from the capital New Delhi to other large cities including Mumbai and Bengaluru. Keywords for this article