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India Gen Z Protests
August 2026
Today NDA and opposition MPs staged rival protests in Parliament complex
Yday Union government offered student protest debate and said Amit Shah would reply
Yday Jharkhand exam protesters clashed with police during assembly march
2d ago Rahul Gandhi demanded Amit Shah answer for alleged police brutality against students
4d ago Delhi High Court questioned using Jantar Mantar as a protest site
6d ago Supreme Court urged restraint and dialogue in handling student protesters
Aug 4 Rahul Gandhi demanded Modi apologise to protesting students instead of forgiving them
Aug 3 Supreme Court clarified states could withdraw FIRs against student protesters
Aug 3 Poll found most Indians disapproved of Modi’s handling of exam scandals
Aug 3 Samajwadi Party legislators protested NEET leak and Ram temple donation theft
Aug 2 Ramesh Bidhuri claimed puncture repairers outnumbered students at Jantar Mantar protest
Aug 1 Abhijeet Dipke demanded Narendra Modi apologise for alleged police violence against female protesters
Aug 1 Varanasi police booked Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad
Aug 1 Congress demanded Narendra Modi apologise for alleged brutality against student protesters
July 2026
Jul 31 Narendra Modi said he forgave young protesters who abused him and his mother
Jul 31 CJP leaders condemned FIR against Ruchika Singh over anti-Modi remarks
Jul 31 Families of injured Delhi police officers described attacks during CJP protest
Jul 31 Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Amit Shah resign over crackdown on student protesters
Jul 30 Delhi government barred further legal action against most student protesters
Jul 30 Delhi Police denied Jantar Mantar had been closed to protests
Jul 30 Noida Police booked woman over remarks against Narendra Modi at protest
Jul 29 CJP backed Rahul Gandhi’s allegations and demanded answers from Amit Shah
Jul 29 Abhijeet Dipke returned to Maharashtra and warned Centre against targeting students
Jul 29 Delhi court stayed Aishe Ghosh’s non-bailable arrest warrant
Jul 29 Lok Sabha approved bill toughening penalties for exam paper leaks
Jul 29 Mohammad Sadaqat claimed Bihar police wrongly named him in NEET protest FIR
Jul 29 Centre and BJP rejected Rahul Gandhi’s claims and demanded an apology
Jul 29 Opposition MPs protested Delhi Police’s alleged entry into CPI(M) headquarters
Jul 29 Rahul Gandhi accused Amit Shah of authorising violence against student protesters
Jul 28 Kolkata court granted bail to 16 NEET protesters
Jul 28 CJP leaders dismissed Kangana Ranaut’s criticism of young protesters
Jul 28 CBI charged 13 accused in NEET-UG paper leak case
Jul 28 Devendra Fadnavis ordered withdrawal of cases against Maharashtra student protesters
Jul 28 CJP demanded written guarantees to withdraw student protesters’ FIRs
Jul 28 Delhi Police investigated records alleging DCP ordered pellet use at protest
Jul 28 Supreme Court ordered independent probe into alleged police excesses against protesters
Jul 27 Assam government withdrew protest cases and moved to release 13 detainees
Jul 27 Kangana Ranaut denounced CJP protesters as filth and Generation Gutter
Jul 27 CJP threatened to resume protests over continued arrests and breached agreement
Jul 27 Delhi Police identified 2,873 protesters with criminal records using facial recognition
Jul 27 Bihar government announced withdrawal of protest cases and release of detainees
Jul 27 Delhi High Court suggested fresh petition on police surveillance of protesters
Jul 27 CJP demanded authorities release detained protesters and withdraw cases
Jul 27 Congress and DMK MPs protested alleged police violence against students in Parliament
Jul 27 Supreme Court said protests could not justify alleged police excesses
Jul 27 Bihar Police suspended constable who fired AK-47 during student protest
Jul 25 Mumbai student groups planned coalition targeting E20 fuel policy at victory rally
Jul 26 Delhi BJP launched Gen Z outreach after student protests
Jul 26 Bhagwant Mann denied competitive exam papers had leaked under Punjab’s AAP government
Jul 26 Tejashwi Yadav threatened statewide agitation unless Bihar released detained students
Jul 26 Delhi Police ordered removal of posts targeting Prime Minister Modi
Jul 26 Modi formed Nandan Nilekani-led task force to reform India’s examination system
Jul 26 Odisha BJP leaders criticised Archita Rahar’s post celebrating Pradhan’s resignation
Jul 26 Uddhav Thackeray hailed student protests as start of larger anti-BJP struggle
Jul 26 Pune students held Dance for Democracy celebrating Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
Jul 26 Congress-led opposition demanded Modi’s apology over alleged police brutality against students
Jul 26 Pralhad Joshi took charge as Union education minister
Jul 26 Rahul Gandhi sought accountability from Amit Shah over July 20 student crackdown
Jul 26 Himanta Sarma defended Keshab Mahanta after his daughter joined NEET protest
Jul 25 NDMC cleaned Jantar Mantar after CJP protesters left
Jul 25 Student unions celebrated Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation across India
Jul 24 Delhi Metro closed 18 stations for a fourth consecutive day
Jul 25 Satyam Pandit was accused of assaulting two Jantar Mantar student protesters
Jul 25 Delhi Police awaited government orders before withdrawing CJP protest FIRs
Jul 25 Bengaluru students celebrated Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation at Freedom Park
Jul 25 Sharad Pawar urged Narendra Modi to hold talks with CJP leaders
Jul 25 Yogi Adityanath vowed crackdown on paper-leak mafia amid nationwide protests
Jul 25 Police stopped Lucknow students marching to Vidhan Bhavan over exam leaks
Jul 25 Delhi Police enforced assembly ban and other restrictions during CJP protest
Jul 25 Pralhad Joshi received additional charge of the Education Ministry
Jul 25 Congress leaders hailed Pradhan’s resignation as a victory for student protests
Jul 25 Indian medical aspirants died by suicide amid alleged exam leak scandal
Jul 25 Students protested alleged exam paper leaks across Uttar Pradesh
Jul 25 CJP ended protests after Indian government accepted its demands
Jul 25 CJP vowed to continue protests until its remaining demands were met
Jul 25 Left-wing students clashed with police during Bihar bandh over NEET leak
Jul 25 Delhi Police filed four FIRs over CJP protest violence
Jul 25 Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister after student protests
Jul 25 CJP threatened tougher action unless government addressed Pradhan resignation demand
Jul 25 Rahul Gandhi demanded Dharmendra Pradhan's dismissal over exam leaks
Jul 24 Kolkata Police arrested 11 people after violence at student protest
Jul 24 CJP supporters marched in Pune demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
Jul 24 Students, parents and Shiv Sena supporters rallied at Shivaji Park
Jul 24 Supreme Court agreed to hear police-excess petitions from Jantar Mantar protests
Jul 24 Ruling coalition and opposition disrupted Bihar Assembly over student protests
Jul 23 Delhi Metro closed 17 stations amid CJP protests
Jul 24 Bhiwandi Police arrested alleged TET paper-leak mastermind Bijendra Gupta in Bihar
Jul 24 CRPF began reviewing alleged RAF pellet-gun use against Delhi protesters
Jul 24 Ajay Rai demanded Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal over police action
Jul 24 Opposition protests over Pradhan’s resignation demand halted Lok Sabha proceedings
Jul 24 Delhi Police detained more than 150 people around Jantar Mantar protest
Jul 24 Narendra Modi thanked young people for feedback on examination reforms
Jul 24 Delhi Police formed special task force to investigate examination paper leaks
Jul 24 TMC said Mamata Banerjee would join CJP’s Delhi protest
Jul 24 Delhi High Court rejected NIA probe plea into CJP's Parliament march
Jul 24 Supreme Court sought Centre's progress report on implementing NEET reforms
Jul 24 Bombay High Court designated two special courts for paper-leak trials
Jul 24 Kolkata students marched demanding Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
Jul 24 Indian government extended mobile internet suspension around Jantar Mantar until midnight
Jul 24 Rahul Gandhi demanded Pradhan's removal and alleged pellet use against student protesters