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Protests that began with exam-leak grievances widened into anger over unemployment, meritocracy, and distrust, forcing the education minister to resign. Continued demonstrations then compelled Modi to reverse course, weakening the government’s image of political invulnerability ahead of major elections.
Authorities answered the demonstrations with force, restrictions, protest-linked cases, and social media takedowns, while reports of pellet injuries intensified scrutiny. The crackdown failed to contain the movement, and official concessions and calls for forgiveness did not resolve demands for accountability.
India’s alternative-fuel push faced resistance over prices, vehicle compatibility, and uneven costs, turning ethanol blending into a separate political problem. Opponents began adapting the student movement’s organizing model, but the fuel campaign remained an emerging effort rather than a parallel mass movement.
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